On the evening of January 28th, a speedboat carrying more than 20 tourists from China and 3 local workers capsized in the waters near Huantan Island in Sabah. Up to now, it has been confirmed that 20 tourists from China have been rescued, 3 tourists from China have been killed and several others are missing.
这些天里，这艘快艇和上面的中国游客，牵动了国人的心。目前经过确认，游客中有9名江苏游客，其中7人安全1人遇难1人失联。
中方态度：加大协调力度 绝不漏掉一人
中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席最高领袖立即就此作出重要指示，要求外交部和我国驻马来西亚使领馆加强与当地有关部门的联系，加大协调力度，全力做好搜救工作。交通运输部、国家旅游局等有关部门要立即启动应急机制，协助马方尽快开展救援。
中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理李克强作出批示，要求敦促马方加大力度，全力搜救我国失联游客，绝不漏掉一人。在境外中国公民保护机制框架下，妥善处理相关事宜，维护好我国公民合法权益，并会同有关地方做好游客家属信息通报、安抚等工作。
马方态度：不设时限 加快调查进度
马来西亚总理纳吉1月30日下令彻查沙巴游船沉没事件。他通过推特表示：“我严正看待沙巴游船失事，我要的是对此的详细调查，以查明肇事原因。”
沙巴警方表示已经对整个事件进行多维度的调查，并且不设时限，他们已经加快了调查进度。并表示会成立专案组，针对事故是否涉及刑事成份进行调查。
Progress: Malaysia has expanded its scope and Brunei has joined the search.
Malaysian maritime law enforcement officials said on January 30 that the search and rescue operation has not found the missing person in the shipwreck in Sabah. Malaysian police said that the owner and two crew members of the wrecked ship had been arrested to assist in the investigation.
The Malaysian Maritime Law Enforcement Bureau said that the scope of search and rescue was expanded to 3,000 square nautical miles that day, and about 20 surface ships and planes were sent by maritime law enforcement agencies, Malaysian navy, air force, police and Brunei to search and rescue. Search and rescue has entered the final stage of the golden rescue time, and the search and rescue efforts will be strengthened. Ahmad Puji, director of the Malaysian Maritime Law Enforcement Bureau, said that the search and rescue operation once found three people suspected of being in distress, but later confirmed that they were not shipwrecked.
The number of missing persons has been revised to 6, and the information remains to be verified.
A cruise ship carrying tourists from China sank on the way from Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, to the nearby scenic spot Huantan Island on January 28th. Malaysian police said that after investigation, there were only 27 China tourists on board at the time of the incident.
According to the current investigation, a tourist from China may think that there are too many people on board, so there may actually be only 27 tourists from China on the wrecked ship. In addition, a surviving China tourist boarded the ship with his wife and a 10-year-old daughter, but only his name was written at the time of registration. At present, his wife and daughter have not been found.
Regarding Malaysia’s above statement, the Consulate General of China in Kota Kinabalu said that the number of people could not be confirmed for the time being, and the relevant information needs further verification. The Consulate General of China in Kota Kinabalu has opened a temporary hotline. Zonghe
Seven tourists from Suzhou come from three families and know each other.
On the afternoon of January 31, the reporter learned from the Suzhou Foreign Affairs Office that in the sinking incident of the Malaysian speedboat, it was confirmed that there were 7 Suzhou citizens among the tourists. At present, 5 people are safe, 1 person was killed and 1 person lost contact. According to the reporter’s interview, the three families in Suzhou know each other and build a WeChat group to encourage each other to tide over the difficulties.
Family members are wary of strangers and are unwilling to be interviewed.
At about 1: 30 pm on January 31, the reporter arrived at the community of Shen, a lost person. When the reporter arrived, the entrance guard of the downstairs unit door was always open, as if to leave the door for relatives and friends.
In front of the reporter, a man and a woman were walking, and they were whispering something. Before the reporter had time to ask, the two had already entered the building, which seemed to be more vigilant.
The reporter was about to knock on the door when a man came up downstairs, looking dignified and more alert when he met a stranger. He asked, "Who are you?" What are you doing here? " When the reporter identified himself, the man said, "We don’t accept interviews now. Go, go." Before the reporter spoke again, the man was urged again and the reporter had to go downstairs. After the reporter left the unit door, the man went downstairs warily, closed the unit door and turned upstairs.
Subsequently, the reporter asked about the community security, but the community security only knew about the loss of the ship and knew nothing about the tourists.
The three families knew each other and were classmates of the victims.
At about 2 pm on January 31, the reporter got the news that at the entry and exit window of the one-stop service center in Suzhou Industrial Park, a related person who claimed to be a shipwreck in Malaysia needed to apply for a passport and immediately rushed to the scene.
When the reporter pushed open the door, he found that the center was obviously still in a long vacation state-it was empty, only there was a security guard at the front desk, and several rows of seats on the left side were near the corner of the door, sitting silently with a man and a woman, about forty or fifty years old. Look low and sad. Seeing someone push the door in, the two quickly stepped forward to ask if it was XXX.
About five minutes later, a middle-aged man with a sad face and tears in his eyes rushed to the airport. After a few simple words, the man was taken to the entry-exit photo office by the two waiting people. Then, the waiting man was taken to the entry-exit window to go through the relevant formalities, while the waiting woman turned around and stopped the reporter in the hall, forbidding the reporter to approach the entry-exit window. About a quarter of an hour later, the formalities were basically completed and the three left.
In the meantime, the woman had a brief exchange with reporters. She said that the three families in Suzhou are all their friends and know each other. They and their families are very sad that this happened. They know that all walks of life are very concerned about this matter, but at present they are not in the mood for an interview. I hope everyone will understand. "Everything is subject to the information released by the government. We are now listening to the government’s arrangements. "
After preliminary inquiry, Mr. Tao, who came to apply for a passport, was familiar with three families in the shipwreck in Malaysia and was a classmate of the victim Xie. "I heard that they have also formed a WeChat group, and the families of three families communicate in the group, exchange information, encourage each other and tide over the difficulties together."
According to Zhang Minhua, the captain of the Exit-Entry Management Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Suzhou Industrial Park, at noon that day, she suddenly received a phone call from the Loufeng police station in Suzhou Industrial Park, saying that there was a related person who claimed to be a shipwreck in Malaysia and asked for a passport at the police station. Therefore, she and the relevant staff came immediately. "In the shipwreck accident in Malaysia, there are people from Suzhou. We have already made preparations for this matter."
Special office for relatives’ passports
Zhang Minhua told the Yangzi Evening News reporter that during the communication, they found that another family member of huqiu district did not have a passport at present, so they asked Mr. Tao to inform him to go through the formalities. According to Zhang Minhua, passport processing is generally 10 working days, and expedited is 5 working days. This time it belongs to the special affairs office. "Passports are issued by the ministries and agencies, and we have already sent relevant information to the ministries and agencies. They can take the high-speed train to Nanjing this afternoon and go to the provincial office to get their passports. "
The departure date of family members has not yet been determined.
Yesterday morning, entrusted by Zhou Naixiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, Qu Futian, deputy secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and mayor, presided over an emergency meeting to make special arrangements for implementing the spirit of the important instructions of the central leadership and the work requirements of the provincial party Committee and government, and doing a good job in emergency rescue and appeasing the families of the citizens involved.
The Yangzi Evening News reporter learned that the list of Suzhou’s family groups going to Malaysia has not yet been determined, and the departure date has not yet been determined. "The situation here in Suzhou is more complicated, and the list of family members is also being adjusted. At present, it is inconvenient to rush."
A mother and daughter in Jinhu, Huai ‘an confirmed their safety.
According to the Yangzi Evening News reporter, the father and uncle of the rescued Yang Yaoru have flown to Malaysia to visit their mother and daughter, who are currently being treated in a local hospital in Malaysia. On the afternoon of January 31, the person in charge of Jinhu County Tourism Bureau in Huai ‘an told reporters on the phone that when they heard the news that Yang Yaoru and her mother were all safe, their hanging hearts were finally put down.
The reporter learned that there are a pair of Huai ‘an Jinhu mother and daughter among the survivors of the shipwreck accident in Malaysia. Her mother is Wang Xianzhong, an employee of Jinhu County’s transportation system, and her daughter is Yang Yaoru, who just graduated from university and works in Nanjing. According to the Director of Tourism Departure Department of Huai ‘an Tourism Bureau, Wang Xianzhong’s mother and daughter traveled freely in Malaysia, without going through any travel agency. The outbound tour was arranged by her daughter Yang Yaoru.
"I know about the shipwreck in Malaysia, and I know that there is a mother and daughter who are Golden Lakers, but I didn’t expect it to be Lao Yang’s wife and daughter." The person in charge introduced that because he and Lao Yang are old friends, the relationship between the two families is also very good. On January 29, Lao Yang called him to inquire about the passport to Malaysia, and he learned that Lao Yang’s wife and daughter were also among the tourists in the shipwreck accident. "After the incident, Yang Yaoru’s father, Lao Yang, was also very anxious when he didn’t get any news from Wang Xianzhong’s mother and daughter." The person in charge told the reporter that at 10 o’clock on the evening of January 29, when there was no news from Wang Xianzhong’s mother and daughter, the county government arranged for the leader of the Transportation Bureau of Wang Xianzhong’s unit, and the leader of the Commerce Bureau of Lao Yang’s unit to go to Lao Yangjiazhong to appease him. On the same day, the Public Security Bureau opened a green passage for Lao Jack yang’s wife and brother and handled a passport to Malaysia.
"At 2: 00 am on January 30th, Lao Yang sent me a message" Mother and daughter are safe ",and I replied a message" If you are surprised, you will have a happy future ".The person in charge told the reporter that after learning that Wang Xianzhong’s mother and daughter are safe, Lao Yang couldn’t wait to fly to Malaysia to visit his wife and daughter. In order to take care of Lao Yang on the way, the Tourism Bureau decided to include Lao Yang’s wife and brother in the arrangements for family members to deal with the aftermath. On January 31st, Jack yang’s wife and brother flew from Nanjing to Guangzhou, and then from Guangzhou to Malaysia.
Huai’ an girl tells how to survive two days and one night-
Everyone held hands in the water and formed a circle. The little girl of three or four years old never cried.
The director of the local Queen Elizabeth Hospital told reporters that it is expected that China tourists injured in the shipwreck will be hospitalized for about a week, and a few of them may be discharged early. According to the information provided by the hospital, at present, 20 tourists from China have different degrees of sunburn and dehydration symptoms, and a few of them are seriously injured and may need surgery, but they are not life-threatening.
Everyone spontaneously formed a circle.
Yang Yaoru, a 24-year-old native of Huai ‘an, Jiangsu, works in Nanjing. This time, she took her mother abroad to play during the Spring Festival holiday, but she didn’t expect to encounter a shipwreck.
Xiao Yang recalled that she and her mother took the boat from a pier in Kota Kinabalu to play around the beach island on the morning of January 28. After about 40 minutes, the boat suddenly broke down. Then someone found that the situation was not good. "The water began to enter the back of the cabin." With more and more water in the cabin, everyone began to jump into the sea one by one. "When we first got into the water, many people panicked," Xiao Yang said.
Everyone soon found it useless to cry, so they began to wait patiently for help. The instinct of survival makes everyone hold hands with each other in the water and form a circle. "Because everyone knows that if we are together, the chances of survival will be higher." She said, "In fact, everyone is very scared, but if everyone is surrounded, they will not be so scared."
The power of holding a group inspired everyone. They made many attempts, some trying to search for cell phone signals, and some trying to find nearby islands. Xiao Yang also said that they found a bottle of water in the bag, and everyone took a sip in turn, leaving the water to the children.
The life jacket burst and the female passenger drifted away.
Xiao Yang recalled a fellow passenger. This "excellent" mother in her mouth not only organized everyone to save themselves after the incident, but also encouraged everyone to say: "If you don’t want to die, you must work hard!"
Xiao Yang said that the mother’s daughter is also very strong. She may be only three or four years old, but she has never cried from beginning to end. When her mother was dying, she was running out of strength herself, but every few minutes she would ask, "Mom, are you okay?" And my mother’s answer is: "I’m glad you are good."
"Later, the young mother’s life jacket was broken. Although everyone really didn’t want to let go of her hand, there was no way." Speaking of this, Xiao Yang choked up.
Drifting on the vast sea, Xiao Yang and other passengers firmly believe that they will be rescued. "As long as we see the sun tomorrow, there will be helicopters and many ships coming to us, and we will definitely find us." With faith, Xiao Yang and his mother encouraged each other, survived the storm and the pain of skin soaking in seawater. In the evening of the next day, Xiao Yang and several people struggled to swim to a passing ship, which attracted the attention of the crew and saved everyone.
Xiao Yang said that she had thought about giving up at a critical moment, but when she thought of her mother and family, she rekindled her belief in survival. At the same time, she firmly believes that there is a powerful country behind her, and the China Embassy will send people to rescue her. Xiao Yang said that on the way to Kota Kinabalu after being rescued, many people were still wondering whether they would be directly hung on the shore after landing, and they had to walk to the embassy by themselves. "Later, I found that everyone was waiting for us, so I was relieved at once." She said. "I still remember that there were two white clouds in the sky when I was rescued. It was beautiful." Fawan
Most of the routes around the beach island are online shopping day trips.
The reporter learned that the island around the beach that the accident ship went to is one of the two popular islands for Chinese to travel to Sabah. Many people arrive in Sabah’s capital freely, and then order local day trips through various channels.
Searching for "Island Around the Beach" on Taobao can appear as many as four pages of tourism products, of which the most is a one-day tour. A tour guide who specializes in tourism products in Sabah told reporters that there are few accommodation facilities on the island around the beach, so most of the tourists go for one-day tours, and the lowest price is more than 300 yuan, including a picnic, snorkeling and other tourism projects, while the more expensive ones cost thousands of dollars, and there are also two-day tour routes that spend the night on the island. Many Taobao shops have sold thousands of such tour routes.
"The island around the beach is an island that has only emerged in recent years. Compared with the famous mermaid island, there are relatively few tourists. Some travel companies can package a whole beach for tourists to enjoy, but the disadvantage is that sometimes the wind and waves on the road are not small."
The tour guide told reporters that when going out to sea from Sabah, you usually take a boat from the tourist pier, and the voyage to the island around the beach takes about one and a half hours to two hours. Most of the boats are small speedboats. Because the road is not short, the occasional heavy wind and waves in Sabah will also make some tourists’ riding experience discounted. "Most regular speedboats have a load of about 20 people, and each boat will have three to four crew members. They are not only responsible for sailing, but also for cooking lunch on the beach, and can teach you to snorkel. Besides the life jacket that everyone must wear, there should be lifebuoys. Regular cruise ships will also use various buoys to delimit safe areas when snorkeling, which can be life-saving equipment at critical moments, so the safety is guaranteed without overcrowding." The tour guide also said that there were nearly 30 tourists in this accident, and it is very likely that there is overcrowding. In addition, the dock on board the ship was also exposed as an illegal dock.
Accident investigation: The accident vessel was temporarily chartered with 12 people on board and nearly 30 people on board.
According to the reporter’s investigation, the business license of the local supernatural tourism company in Sabah, Malaysia, which undertook this sea trip, is being cancelled, and the ship carrying tourists is also rented from another local company.
According to the reporter’s investigation, the business license of the local supernatural tourism company in Sabah, Malaysia, which undertook this sea trip, is being cancelled, and the ship carrying tourists is also rented from another local company.
According to Xinhua News Agency, among the China tourists who suffered the shipwreck in Sabah, 12 of them ordered the day-trip products through Shenzhen Langhuaduo International Travel Service. The staff of Shenzhen Langhuaduoduo International Travel Service told the reporter that the one-day tour product is a product that cooperates with local travel agencies and acts as an agent. The staff of Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism told The Paper that Shenzhen Langhuaduo International Travel Service sold the products of one-day tour around the beach island launched by "Malay Supernatural Tourism Company" through Tmall.
An anonymous staff member of Shenzhen Langhuaduo International Travel Service said that the supernatural travel company is one of the three major local travel agencies in Sabah. However, a tour guide in Sabah, Malaysia told reporters that the supernatural travel company is not a large travel agency, but a very ordinary travel agency.
The wrecked ship was temporarily chartered.
The ship that happened was not the ship of the supernatural travel company, but was leased by the supernatural travel company from another local company. According to Kelly, an employee of the lessor company, the night before the accident, the supernatural travel company rented a catamaran from them.
The employee also introduced that cruise ship rental is a regular thing in supernatural companies, and if there are too many tourists, they will come to rent it. It is understood that the Sabah government stipulates that the tour boat can only carry up to 12 people, including the captain and crew, while the tourists and crew on the wrecked boat are nearly 30 people. The news from the police is that the cruise ship hit a palm tree. "Shihua Daily" quoted Datuk Seri Shahidan Kahin, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, as saying that at that time, the wind was high and the waves were urgent, and all passengers had put on life jackets and tied them together in batches to wait for rescue. The newspaper also reported that when tourists put on life jackets, they found that most of them had lost their function, and there were only five lifebuoys on the cruise ship.
The weather was terrible that day.
According to the report of the local maritime department, the waves on the day of the incident were as high as 3 to 5 meters. Regarding the cause of the sinking of the speedboat, Malaysia is investigating the details of the sinking of this speedboat and whether it is suitable for carrying tourists. The captain of the speedboat revealed that the speedboat was "damaged" and sank after being hit by powerful waves. At that time, all the tourists were tied together and washed away by the waves. Datuk Seri Shahidan Kahin, Minister in charge of security affairs in Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s Office, pointed out that "the weather conditions in (the location of the incident) are very bad and the waves are very big, which makes people question whether it is suitable for ships to go out to sea that day".
When the reporter called the Sabah ground connection of "Supernatural Travel Company", a man of the company said that he knew about it and said that the cause of the accident was bad weather. When asked if there were other reasons, the company refused to answer.
It took more than 12 hours to report the case.
Kelly, an employee of the company that rented the cruise ship, said that there was no Chinese tour guide in the sinking of the cruise ship, and the emergency response to the accident was not enough, which was the key point.
The cruise ship is equipped with fireworks flares. If the crew releases the flares at the first time of the accident, there are many boats around the beach island, and all the cruise ships on the island should go to the rescue.
According to a report by China News Service, the police in Sabah, Malaysia will investigate whether the Tanjung Ya Road Wharf used by ship owners and relevant travel companies illegally operates passengers and why it took more than 12 hours to report the accident. (Comprehensive report Xue Mayi Zhu Dingzhao Liu Liu)
