Director of the Port Bureau Ye Xielong convened first-level supervisors to hold a typhoon prevention and response meeting for Typhoon Qiangpi.
The strong typhoon "Qiangpi" continues to approach, and it is expected to have the most severe impact on Taiwan from Friday to the first half of Saturday. The Meteorological Administration predicts that a coast warning will be issued as early as tomorrow evening. Affected by the typhoon's peripheral circulation, wind and waves along some coasts have gradually intensified. The Port Bureau made advance arrangements and first activated the 12-mile offshore sea area control. It also stated that the Keelung-Matsu route, Kaohsiung-Makong route, Jiangjun Dongji route, and Orchid Island route will be suspended tomorrow, while the Green Island route will have no flights until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and the Xiaoliuqiu route will still operate normally. The public is reminded to pay attention to the latest flight information and shipping company announcements.
The Port Bureau stated that in order to make every effort to clear the coastal waters before the impact of the typhoon, it implemented the "clearance measures for the 12-mile offshore sea area before the Coast Guard issuance" and activated the early warning mechanism before the offshore typhoon warning was issued. Through Navigation Warning Telex (NAVTEX), ship The Automatic Identification System (AIS) message and the Vessel Traffic Service Center (VTS) use multiple channels such as very high frequency radio (VHF) to continuously issue disaster prevention warnings, calling on ships in the warning zone to leave the 12-mile offshore warning zone as soon as possible to take shelter.
The Port Bureau pointed out that any vessel that is still stranded in the warning area 12 hours before the issuance of a typhoon warning and is not an official or rescue vessel will notify the Coast Guard of the Marine Commission to carry out persuasion and necessary evacuation operations.
The Airports and Ports Bureau emphasized that in order to strengthen the safety management of coastal waters during typhoons, it has revised and promulgated the third point of the "Criteria for Identification of Risks Endangering Commercial Ports or Public Security in Article 19, Paragraph 4, of the Commercial Port Act" on April 27 this year, and added Paragraph 10 to clearly stipulate that foreign ships during the period of typhoon sea area control shall be subject to the Coast Guard to carry out the second urging (expulsion) to leave. After that, those who are still stranded or anchored in the controlled sea area without justifiable reasons will be deemed to be in danger of endangering the commercial port or public safety, and will be banned from entering the port in accordance with the law. In addition, if the domestic ships fail to cooperate with the persuasion or necessary eviction measures, the safe operation and pollution prevention management system (NSM) will be implemented in accordance with the law to urge the operators to implement the ship safety management responsibilities.
The Port Bureau calls on the Keelung-Mazu route to be suspended tomorrow due to the circulation of Typhoon Qiangbi, and is expected to be suspended on Thursday and Friday. Due to the large changes in sea weather, the operator will announce the sailing situation at 11 a.m. depending on the walrus conditions; Kaohsiung Mazu The public route will be suspended tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and the Jiangjun Dongji route will be suspended tomorrow; the Green Island route will not have flights until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and will be suspended on Thursday and Friday; the Orchid Island route will be suspended from tomorrow to Friday; the Xiaoliuqiu route is still operating normally.
The Airport Authority reminds passengers to make good use of flights starting today and tomorrow to return to Taiwan and avoid traveling to outlying islands at this time to avoid flight suspensions and stranding on outlying islands. Please pay attention to the latest flight information and shipping company announcements before departure.
In response to the maritime warning of Typhoon Qiangbi, the Maritime Center of the Port Bureau activated the 12-mile offshore warning zone control.
