Always ready! A certain anti-rescue detachment of the Navy in the northern theater organized a night rescue and rescue exercise

A certain anti-rescue detachment of the Navy in the Northern Theater organized a night submarine rescue and rescue exercise --

Starry Night Erects a Deep-Sea "Life Channel"

■ People's Liberation Army Daily reporter Duan Jiangshan correspondent Xu Chao Hu Jiajie

Suspend deep diving lifeboats at night. Photo by Hu Jiajie

"A certain submarine was 'wrecked', and the superior ordered our unit to immediately come to the rescue!" Late in the middle of the winter night, a rapid siren broke the silence of the night sky. The Hongze Lake boat of a certain defense detachment of the Northern Theater Navy, which was anchored, received the order and rushed to the target sea area.

At night, the visibility of the vast sea surface is low, the emergency buoy of submarines is difficult to find, and it is very difficult to search for and locate the "wrecked" submarine. During the voyage, Zhai Fei, captain of the Hongze Lake ship, summoned the backbone of each battle position to formulate a rescue plan in detail.

"Submarine rescue and life-saving deployment!" After arriving at the target sea, Zhai Fei immediately ordered the submarine aid department to hoist the multi-type side sweep sonar and quickly weave a search "dense net". At the same time, the signal troops constantly tried to establish contact with the "wrecked" submarine through underwater acoustic communication.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the "wrecked" submarine was still missing. Zhai Fei quickly adjusted the search plan, and redrawn the search area according to the coordinate orientation of the submarine reported by the latest superior, combined with the information on the tide of the sea area.

On the starboard side of the boat in Hongze Lake, Sonar Squad Leader Liu Yongzhen nervously stared at the sonar display. Suddenly, a shadow flashed on the screen, and Liu Yongzhen captured the information and quickly determined it to be a "wrecked" submarine. Zhai Fei immediately ordered the hanging image sonar to be confirmed, which further confirmed Liu Yongzhen's judgment.

"Power Positioning Deployment!" After confirming the target position, Zhai Fei relied on the unique power positioning system of the anti-rescue ship and ordered the ship position to be adjusted and accurately positioned on the surface of the sea directly above the "crashed" submarine. At the same time, the rescue detachment entered the deep-diving lifeboat and stood by.

"Hang the deep diving lifeboat!" At the sound of an order, the deep-diving lifeboat was steadily placed into the sea by a huge mechanical boom. Subsequently, the lifeboat slowly sailed against the current towards the "wrecked" submarine.

Deep dive docking is as difficult as a precise surgical operation. The closer the submarine, the greater the turbulence it provokes, and the slightest carelessness can cause a collision. The main driver Zhu Yusheng nudged the joystick to complete the accurate docking of the lifeboat "docking skirt" and the submarine's "life-saving hatch". At the same time, co-pilot Chen Jiabi quickly discharged the seawater in the docking site and successfully set up a deep-sea "life channel" for the "distress" crew.

Slowly floating, transferring the "distress" crew, diving again... An hour later, with the rising sun, the last batch of "distress" crew members were successfully rescued and sent to the mother ship for treatment.

"Fighting can start at any time, and we must have the ability to 'rescue immediately at the sound of an order'!" The leader of the detachment introduced that the exercise effectively tested the unit's emergency rescue and life-saving capability.

Source: China Military Network - People's Liberation Army Daily