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The Chinese Chang'an No. 1 cargo ship was stranded late last night 0.4 miles west of Budai, Chiayi County, affecting Penghu Shipping's home delivery of Taiwan's Mid-Autumn Festival goods.
The tugboat assisted the cargo ship "Chang'an 1" in getting out of trouble. (Provided by Coast Guard)
The Chinese cargo ship "Chang'an No. 1" was stranded 0.4 miles west of Budai, Chiayi County late last night, which affected Penghu's shipping of Mid-Autumn Festival goods to Taiwan. The Coast Guard's 5th Patrol Area Headquarters notified the 13th Coast Guard to dispatch online patrol boats to assist. At around 7 o'clock this morning, in conjunction with the rising tide, the "Chang'an 1" cargo ship was successfully assisted by tugboats such as "Wenrui 7" to get out of trouble and safely return to Budai Commercial Port.
At around 11 o'clock last night, the Fifth Patrol Area Headquarters discovered that the cargo ship "Chang'an 1" was stranded 0.4 miles west of Budai. There were 9 crew members on board, and there was no immediate danger. It notified the 13th Coast Patrol to dispatch online patrol boats to rescue, and requested the Fourth Coast Patrol's Bugai Commercial Port Security Inspection Station to implement aerial and intershore surveillance on standby. A response center was also established and the navigation administration unit was notified to jointly deal with tow rescue and oil pollution prevention matters.
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Late last night, private tugboats tried to rescue the ship but failed. This morning, in conjunction with the rising tide, tugboats such as the "Wenrui No. 7" successfully helped the "Chang'an No. 1" freighter escape from the trouble at 7:04, and safely returned to Budai Merchant Port to berth. Both the people and the vessel were safe.

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