From August 4 to November 11, the Marine Department of Maogang Town strengthened the water traffic safety management in its jurisdiction and carried out a 100-day "Pre-Asian Games" large-scale water traffic safety inspection action mainly focusing on investigating and rectifying water traffic safety hazards. Since the launch of this action, a total of 23 non-compliant ships have been investigated for issues such as insufficient crew members and failure to register, effectively maintaining good navigation order.
In conjunction with the characteristics of Maogang Port's economy, the town's marine department has increased on-site supervision and inspections of key areas such as critical waters, high-density traffic zones, and water operation areas. They have implemented a "one patrol per day" system for bridge area waters, Xinsha South Operation Area, and the mouth of the Dongjiang River, conducted patrols of ferry waters during peak times, and urged hazardous materials docks to implement various preventive measures under high-temperature weather conditions for loading and unloading operations. Particular emphasis has been placed on identifying and addressing potential hazards, increasing inspections of key vessels such as chemical ships, oil tankers, ferries, and sandstone transport ships. For identified safety hazards such as unauthorized beaching repairs, open flame operations without reporting, small sea-going ships entering rivers, private use boats, and speedboats conducting illegal passenger services, immediate corrective actions have been taken following established procedures and measures.
Deputy Squadron Leader Li Shengming from the Maogang Maritime Office Enforcement Team said: "We will leverage the role of shipping surveillance points to strengthen on-site inspections of passing vessels, focusing on investigating illegal smuggling of dangerous goods and highly toxic substances by ships, as well as non-compliance in declaring dangerous goods, insufficient crew members, and overloaded transportation. Additionally, we will intensify efforts to crack down on commercial vessels, particularly focusing on illegal passenger services by fishing boats and township self-use boats, creating a harmonious and safe water traffic environment for the successful hosting of the Asian Games and Paralympic Games."
During the Asian Games period, the town’s maritime department will also jointly conduct 24-hour ship inspections with public security and fishery administration departments. According to statistics, since the launch of the 100-day action, Maogang Town has dispatched a total of 102 law enforcement personnel, 72 patrol boats, inspected 109 ships, covered 395 nautical miles in patrols, investigated 23 non-compliant ships for issues such as insufficient crew members, failure to register, and overloaded transportation, provided escort services 23 times, inspected 8 ferry crossings, conducted 20 checks on water work operation sites, performed safety inspections on 6 ships, and provided emergency response assistance to 2 stranded ships. (Reported by Chen Shaoyan and Mo Huizhong)