Tho Quang fishing port is overloaded because fishing boats are anchored for Tet holiday.

Ships anchored in clusters, risk of fire spreading

On the eve of the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024, thousands of fishing boats after the last fishing trip of the year were chosen by fishermen to anchor at Tho Quang fishing port (Son Tra District, Da Nang City), then take buses back to their hometowns in Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen provinces... for Tet. Therefore, the boat owners are not always present on the boat but only hire people to look after them in clusters. This is the time when the risk of fishing boat fires and explosions is very high, the People's Committee of Da Nang City requested functional units to strengthen fire prevention and fighting at Tho Quang fishing port during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Ships anchor at Tho Quang port on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin

Fisherman Nguyen Thanh Tinh (from Quang Ngai province) said that after finishing the near-shore fishing trip today (February 3), more than 10 fishermen on the boat will return home to celebrate Lunar New Year with their families, and by mid-January they will return to Da Nang City to pack their cargo for the first fishing trip of the new year of the Dragon.

According to Mr. Tinh, after the fishermen and boat owners return to their hometowns, they will hire local people to look after the fishing boats and protect the property on board. "The boat owners will hire people to look after the boats for more than half a month. Usually, one hired person will look after 5-10 fishing boats and the boats will be anchored next to each other for easy supervision," said Mr. Tinh.

According to Mr. Tinh, the person hired to guard the boat will also be responsible for lighting incense and worshiping on the boat during the Tet holidays. In fact, during the Lunar New Year, using batteries to light lamps and burn incense has caused many fires and explosions... When fishing boats are anchored next to each other in large numbers, the risk of fire spreading is very high, causing heavy damage.

At Tho Quang fishing port (Da Nang city), there have been many fires during the Lunar New Year.

Remember in the early morning of February 14, 2021 (the 3rd day of the Lunar New Year 2021), a fishing boat caught fire fiercely at Tho Quang fishing port, then the fire spread to 2 fishing boats anchored next to it. Although the authorities mobilized all means and equipment to fight the fire on land and water, in fact the fire spread quickly, damaging 3 fishing boats in Binh Dinh province, causing billions of dong in property damage.

There have been many fires at Tho Quang fishing port during the Lunar New Year holiday.

On February 1, Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City Le Trung Chinh was present at Tho Quang fishing port to inspect fire prevention and fighting work. Here, Mr. Le Trung Chinh requested the Management Board of Tho Quang Fishing Port and Fishing Port to strengthen coordination with the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team on the River, the Fishing Port Border Guard Team (Border Guard) to continue to conduct general inspections, review and request traders and fishermen to strictly implement fire prevention and fighting safety measures; strengthen warnings and instructions for fishermen to pay attention, proactively implement, and resolutely handle cases of non-compliance with fire prevention and fighting regulations.

Da Nang leaders inspect fire prevention work at Tho Quang fishing port

Fire police boarded the ship to educate the ship owner.

Mr. Pham Trung Thanh, Deputy Head of Tho Quang Fishing Port and Wharf Management Board, said that in recent days, the number of ships coming to anchor at the wharf during Tet has increased significantly. It is expected that up to 1,500 ships and boats will come to anchor at the wharf, exceeding the designed capacity by 3 times, causing Tho Quang wharf to be overloaded.

To strengthen fire prevention and fighting, the Management Board of Tho Quang Fishing Port and Wharf has coordinated with the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team (Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Da Nang City Police) to work with ship owners when they come to anchor, requiring them to sign a commitment to strictly comply with traffic safety, security and order, fire prevention and fighting, environmental sanitation, etc.

The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team on the river boarded fishing boats to inspect, remind and propagate to the ship owners to implement fire prevention and rescue on the boat on the eve of Lunar New Year.

In particular, Mr. Thanh said that the unit has required ship owners to arrange for people to regularly watch over the ship during anchorage and operations at the fishing port and Tho Quang fishing port to prevent and detect fire and explosion incidents, thereby promptly responding.

"To strengthen fire prevention and fighting, on the 25th to 27th of the lunar calendar (ie from February 4 to 6), the Management Board of Tho Quang Fishing Port and Fishing Port will coordinate with the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team on the river, Da Nang City Border Guard to organize patrols, board ships to remind ship owners to arrange ships to ensure traffic and fire safety measures before, during and after Tet," Mr. Thanh added.

On February 3, speaking with Thanh Nien , Major Le Tuan Anh, Captain of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team on the River (Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Da Nang City Police) said that in the days leading up to Tet, when the number of vehicles anchoring at Tho Quang fishing port increases, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police force on the river also increases patrols and reminds people about fire prevention and fighting.

Fishing boats are anchored in clusters, so when a fire breaks out, it will spread quickly, causing heavy damage.

"The main cause comes from the electrical and gas equipment on the ship. When there is a fire, along with the fishing gear on the ship, the amount of diesel remaining in the hold will cause the fire to spread very quickly. The current difficulty is that the equipment for firefighting and rescue work on the river is still limited and does not meet the practical requirements. Therefore, when a fire or explosion occurs on a ship, the damage can be very large. When there is a fire, separating the ship from the cluster is also difficult due to lack of equipment. Therefore, prevention and propaganda work is still a top priority," said Major Le Tuan Anh.

According to the Captain of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team on the River, during the Lunar New Year holiday, the unit will closely coordinate with related forces, and strictly carry out 24/7 on-duty and combat duties, ready to handle fire and explosion situations at Tho Quang boat dock during the holiday.

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