Taihu Lake Speedboat Accident in Suzhou: Students Plead with the Driver for Rejection

On April 5th and 6th, the Yangzi Evening News continued to track and report the tragedy that occurred in Taihu Lake, Suzhou at noon on the 4th. Yesterday, a video of witnesses showed that after the accident, the speedboat driver refused to search and save. According to reports, the driver of the crash boat, who was in his 40s this year, had originally drove the big boat. He started to buy a speed boat at Taihu Lake 10 years ago. According to a preliminary investigation by the maritime department, the ship’s boss has a complete operating qualification.

Video display

Refusal to search and rescue after accident of speedboat driver

Yesterday, Jiangsu Satellite TV broadcast a video taken by eyewitnesses at the scene of the accident. The content of the video was shocking. The video shows that when the accident boat was opened to the shore, some students found that there were fewer people on the boat and they were eager to ask whether the speedboat driver could return to find someone. However, the speedboat driver denied that the speedboat had few people and refused search and rescue. Here are a few conversations between the student and the speedboat driver:

Student: "We have one less person and one person may fall."

Speedboat pilot: "No, no, certainly not."

Student: "I beg you to make a lap to find out whether it is good or not."

After 20 minutes, people found that more than one person was missing on board, but two people were missing. More unfortunately, the two missing college students also subsequently confirmed their tragic death. Jiangsu Satellite TV host commented that if you wake up earlier and search and rescue earlier, things may move in the other direction, but now all the assumptions have no meaning.

The Yangzi Evening News reporter then interviewed the same day as a speedboat pilot who had sent a college student. At noon on the 4th, students from Shanghai who were in Suzhou took part in three batches of speedboats and went to Shigongshan. Speed ​​boat driver Qin Haiping and another colleague were driving in front of the yacht. After the accident, the six college students followed in the speedboat. “I heard a loud noise and I looked back and the boat came over. It was gone.” Qin Haiping recalled that after the accident, he saw a student fell in the middle, lying in the hallway and adding a total of the driver’s boat. 6 people were injured in varying degrees. “There were two other water drops, but they were not found at that time. When the yachts arrived at the dock not far from the shore, when they were named, they discovered that there were two less people and they left their bags.” Master Qin Saying that the blood of a full ship at that time made him unforgettable forever, then tourists, drivers, etc. spontaneously organized together to save people.

The reporter asked whether college students have no life jackets. Qin Haiping said that at the time, he did not notice whether he wore it. When he went to save people, the university students who picked up did not wear a life jacket. If they wear orange life jackets, the two undergraduates who may be able to fall into the water can be found early. Peng Xiaofeng, a college student who suffered a minor injury to the speedboat, told reporters that some people wanted to wear a life jacket when they got on the boat, but they were rejected by the boss and said, “It's okay”.

Responsibility

The speedboat management company will bear the main responsibility

It has been three days since the crash of the Taihu Lake Clippers occurred. What are the specific reasons for the accident? Who is the responsible party? How will compensation be paid to families of students who are killed? These issues have become the focus of attention. The person in charge of the Wuzhong District Propaganda Department of Suzhou City stated that relevant departments are still in the process of further investigation, including whether there is a “drinking drive” in the ship’s boss and the issue of compensation for the families of the victims. Related work has been further discussed.

It is understood that the water depth of the water area in question is between 2.2 meters and 2.5 meters. There are certain problems in the traction between the two cargo ships, and the warning signs are not obvious. There is no clear waterway regulation for the speedboat between Xishan Island and Sanshan Island. The specific route is chosen by the ship's boss. Zhou Baoqing, assistant director of the Suzhou Maritime Safety Administration, said that “the main responsibility for the accident is the Suzhou Taihu Tourism Development Co., Ltd. (Note: The management company of the speedboat), and whether some rules and regulations of its internal staff are in place. At the same time, we may have serious violations. Conduct administrative penalties."

At noon on April 6th, in the mourning hall of Wu Jiayi, a part-time guide who was killed in the accident, some friends rushed to Suzhou to mourn for the past friends. Wang Kun was a friend of Wu Jiayi. Wang Kun, who was aware of the bad news on the 5th, was very shocked. He didn't sleep the night before. He rushed to Suzhou early yesterday, just to meet his friends.

“Xiao Yi is a girl who loves to laugh and loves to travel. She has a natural optimism for the world. You don’t feel the dark side with her when she is with her. She loves touring and it’s because of this interest as a part-time guide on vacation. Wang Kun introduced that he and Wu Jiayi had known each other when they were teaching in Jiangxi. There were wreaths of mourning in the mourning hall, one of which was Wu Jiayi’s former support school in Shanxi, Yushan County Yucun Primary School. of.

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