Huge waves swallowed people and cars for 16 days! A crane fell into the sea in Suao Port and pulled it ashore. The whereabouts of the driver are unknown.

Huge waves swallowed people and cars for 16 days! A crane fell into the sea in Suao Port and pulled it ashore, but the driver's whereabouts are still unknown. (provided by the public)

Typhoon Qiangbi approached last month and caused terrifying huge waves. A crane contracted for the Port Bureau's repair project was tragically swept into the sea by the huge waves while working on the south embankment of Suao Port on October 21. It took 16 days for the incident to occur, but the damaged engineering vehicle was finally successfully towed ashore yesterday. Regrettably, the whereabouts of the male driver surnamed Lin who fell into the sea are still unknown, and his family continues to wait anxiously for the search and rescue results.

The breakwater of Suao Port was damaged by Typhoon Kangrui, and the port management company carried out the repair project. On the afternoon of the 21st of last month, the contractor started typhoon prevention operations in response to Typhoon Qiangpi. A worker named Lin drove a crane to the South Embankment to collect the formwork. Unexpectedly, the walrus was extremely bad at that time, and a huge wave suddenly broke over the embankment at around 4 o'clock, instantly swallowing the car and Lin Nan into the sea.

After the accident, the Coast Patrol Team, Marine Patrol Team and Yilan County Fire Department of the Coast Guard quickly mobilized and applied for air helicopter support to launch land, sea and air search and rescue operations. Affected by the typhoon circulation, the scene was violently stormy and the vision was dim, so the search and rescue was suspended at 8 pm on the first day. For more than half a month, search and rescue personnel have not given up and have continued to expand their search along the coastline and surrounding waters, hoping to find the missing driver surnamed Lin.

The engineering unit took advantage of the calm walrus to start towing yesterday. It is reported that the weight of the engineering vehicle doubled after it crashed into the sea and was stuck in the wave-absorbing block under the breakwater. The lifting load was extremely heavy. A large 100-ton all-terrain crane was dispatched to the site to support and fix and lift the steel cables. Finally, the wreckage of the vehicle was successfully pulled ashore.

The engineering vehicle that was pulled ashore was severely twisted and deformed, and the front of the vehicle was completely destroyed, which showed the violent impact of the huge waves. Although the car body was salvaged, unfortunately, there was no trace of Mr. Lin in the car. The search and rescue unit emphasized that although the golden rescue period has passed, it will never give up hope. In the future, patrol boats and shore patrol personnel will continue to be dispatched according to the direction of the sea currents to strengthen coastal patrols and make every effort to find the whereabouts of the missing driver.

The engineering vehicle that was pulled ashore was severely twisted and deformed, and the front of the vehicle was completely destroyed, which showed the violent impact of the huge waves. (provided by the public)