Resource Tycoon Reborn

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Fang Mingyuan's place of residence in the capital was a courtyard house in an alley. This courtyard was originally purchased from the courtyard where his mother was born, and the surrounding courtyards, and was renovated and rebuilt.

Moreover, Fang Mingyuan originally bought several courtyard houses near the alley, and now they have all been rented out. The courtyard is located deep in the alley, far away from the main roads, so it is quiet at night. Fang Mingyuan worked until after one o'clock in the morning, and just now

Go to bed.

In the capital city in September, there was still a bit of heat, and the sun rose relatively early. At around seven o'clock in the morning, Fang Mingyuan was awakened by the rapid ringing. He closed his eyes, reached for his phone, and answered it without looking at it.

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"Mr. Fang, I'm sorry to disturb your rest. There is an emergency now!" Cheng Jiarong, assistant to the president of Guo's Shipping Group Company, came over the phone with a somewhat anxious voice.

Fang Mingyuan was immediately startled, he had woken up, and immediately asked: "What happened?"

Cheng Jiarong said: "The company headquarters has just received news that one of our cargo ships has sent news in the waters of West Africa. There is a storm there, and the wind force has exceeded Level 10..."

"Let's get to the point! Do they need rescue?" Fang Mingyuan interrupted him. The wind force was about level 10, and the wind speed could reach about 25 meters per second. It was already quite dangerous for the ship to be on the sea. At the same time,

, Fang Mingyuan was thinking in his mind, if it was on the coast of West Africa, it would not be easy to send someone to rescue. Who would he find more efficiently?

"No, Mr. Fang, they are going to rescue a passenger ship in distress at sea!" Cheng Jiarong said.

Luo Haiping, the captain of the 50,000-ton container ship "Dragon" owned by Kuok Shipping Group, is 47 years old. He has been on the ship since he was 17 years old and now has almost 30 years of sailing experience.

.He can be regarded as a senior captain in Guo's Shipping Group Company.

Although this storm came suddenly and the wind force reached Level 10, for Luo Haiping, it was like a daily occurrence. The weather at sea was like a baby face, even today. With satellites, there is perfect weather.

Forecast, but at sea, the weather is still changing rapidly. Maybe the sun was shining one moment, and now it is overcast, and in about ten minutes, violent storms will come.

Moreover, he also has full confidence in the "Dragon" - the "Dragon" is a new ship launched in 1999. It can be said that it is still in its heyday. How can a storm stop it?

What’s more, this storm comes and goes quickly. By now, the wind has weakened to level 7 or 8, and is still weakening.

Moreover, Luo Haiping and the others were also in a hurry. Due to a strike by French port workers during loading, the "Dragon" departed three days and nine hours later than originally scheduled. If we didn't speed up a little on the road,

If there is an accident on the road, the "Dragon" may not be able to deliver this batch of goods to the designated port within the specified time. Although there are good reasons for this. But Luo Haiping also

I don’t want to break the two-year-old record of on-time arrivals of the Dragonair.

Just over half an hour ago, the Dragonair received a distress signal. The Georgian, a passenger ship bound for Libreville, the capital of Gabon, from Equatorial Guinea, was in danger of capsizing due to a storm on the way.

Luo Haiping immediately reported the news to nearby ships and also notified the headquarters of Guo's Shipping Group. At the same time, the "Dragon" also turned to the direction of the Georgian.

"There is a response from the country. The president said that we should do our best to rescue the people in distress at sea while ensuring our own safety." First mate Tang Shuangping came over excitedly and said, "Don't worry about other things."

Luo Haiping secretly let out a long sigh. Although what he and others did after receiving the distress signal was not wrong, if they did not obtain the company's permission and once the ship was damaged and the goods could not be delivered to the port in time,

People like me still have a lot of troubles. The company's statement can be said to be a reassurance for them, allowing them to devote themselves to rescue work without any worries.

"What's the current situation of the Georgian?" Luo Haiping asked.

"Captain, the Georgian has been out of contact since five minutes ago. At the time of the last communication, the Georgian had tilted significantly, and the captain had ordered to abandon ship." Tang Shuangping said anxiously. It is now after midnight.

, although the wind force of the storm has weakened to level 7 or 8, it is still very windy and rainy for people, and it is extremely difficult to move around on the deck. Although the "Dragon" has a powerful searchlight, it is still very difficult at sea.

In the midnight storm, the field of vision was really limited. If the Georgian could not contact the Dragonair in time, even if the Dragonair arrived at the location where it sent the distress signal, it would be difficult to find it.

"So far, how many ships have responded?" Luo Haiping asked again.

"Including us, there are currently three cargo ships, and a French warship is rushing to the accident site. We should be the closest one." Tang Shuangping said, "The other ships are too far away!" In the midnight storm, the speed of the ship

It can't be too high or too far away. Even if the ship knows the news, it is impossible to come over.

"Have all our lights been turned on?" Luo Haiping asked.

"All the lights have been turned on, but I'm afraid..." Tang Shuangping did not continue. In the sea, even the crew and passengers of the Georgian saw the lights of the Dragonair. If they could not send a signal to the Dragonair

Pay attention to them, otherwise, in such sea conditions, it would not be surprising if the two sides passed each other.

"Do your best and obey fate!" Luo Haiping said, "In half an hour, all non-duty personnel will be asked to pay attention to the sea." As he said that, he blew the whistle.

At 0:21 a.m. on September 7, 2002, the passenger and cargo ship Georgian was in the waters of Gabon. Due to strong sea waves, more than 50 cars and more than 2,000 tons of cargo were damaged on the ship.

The cargo of the Georgian shifted, causing the Georgian to tilt and flood. The captain had to send an SOS distress signal. At that time, there were 387 passengers and 34 crew members on the Georgian, a total of 421 people.

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At 0:58, the list of the Georgian had exceeded 45 degrees, and the captain of the Georgian had no choice but to issue an order to abandon the ship. Because the people on the ship were panicked, although the crew tried their best to direct people to take the lifeboats

After leaving, the ship was still in chaos, with many vicious fights and even shootings, resulting in many casualties.

At 1:51, the Georgian capsized.

At 2:31, the Dragonair sailed to the sea area where the accident occurred. After a night-long search and rescue, by noon on September 7, a total of 127 people, including nine crew members of the Georgian, had been rescued. Nine

On the afternoon of July 7th, as the crew of the Dragonair was exhausted and the survivors were in urgent need of medical treatment. Moreover, four other cargo ships and French navy frigates had already arrived, so the Dragonair set off for Li, the capital of Gabon.

Burwell.

According to Gabonese official statistics after the incident, the four cargo ships and French navy frigates that arrived in the sea area subsequently rescued a total of 89 people, and the ship arriving from the Gabonese port rescued 31 people. The Georgian had a total of 240 people.

Seven people were rescued. Forty-nine bodies of the victims were later found, and 125 people were missing, including the captain of the Georgian.

The total number of deaths and missing people in this shipwreck reached 174, which shocked the world, and also caused shock in West Africa, France, and Spain. Before Equatorial Guinea became independent, its sovereign states were Spain and Gabon.

The suzerain country of France is France. Although the two countries are independent, they still have close contacts with Spain and France. Moreover, there are fifteen Spaniards and twenty-seven Frenchmen on the Georgian, including three Spaniards and two

French nationals were killed or missing.

The crew of the Dragonair, who were the first to arrive at the scene of the shipwreck and rescued 127 survivors in the storm, including 10 Spanish and 18 French, arrived in Libreville.

Received a hero's reception.

The ambassadors of Spain, France, and Equatorial Guinea to Gabon, as well as Gabonese government officials, boarded the ship to express their heartfelt thanks to the crew of Dragonair, led by Luo Haiping and Yang Shuangping. For a time, Dragonair and Hong Kong Kuok Shipping Group Company,

It has become the focus of many media.

John Adams, the vice president of Kuok Shipping Group, took a direct flight from Hong Kong to Libreville to express his condolences and reward Luo Haiping and Yang Shuangping immediately.

After a day's rest in Libreville, the Dragonair set sail again.

Fang Mingyuan put down the documents in his hands. Although the Georgian shipwreck incident was not over, ships from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea were still searching for missing persons in the sea area where the accident occurred. The media also continued to pay attention, but for the Hong Kong Kuok Shipping Group

For the company and Dragonair, this matter has come to a successful conclusion.

Although the Dragonair delayed its voyage for nearly two days and delayed its on-time delivery, Kuok Shipping Group Company and the other party have reached an understanding. After the other party learned that the Dragonair delayed its voyage because of rescuing people at sea,

, proactively proposed not to hold Guo's Shipping Group responsible for delayed delivery.

This incident has greatly increased the reputation of Guo's Shipping Group in the world, which will have a long-term positive effect on Guo's Shipping Group's further development of shipping business in Europe and Africa. It is also beneficial to

Companies under the Fang family will enter Africa in the future.

Africa can be said to be the last large underdeveloped market in the world.