It is understood that the "Praxair" is a Liberian bulk carrier, which left Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the last port on February 17, 2022, and anchored in the waters off Qidong, Nantong, on April 30, 2022. It plans to dock at the Qidong COSCO wharf for loading, but due to the impact of epidemic prevention and control, the goods cannot be loaded temporarily. At present, the ship has anchored in the waters off Qidong, Nantong for more than 40 days, carrying 26 foreign crew members, and there is a serious shortage of food on board, It can only be maintained for about 3 days, and the situation is very urgent.

On June 9, the east of the "Praxair" ship sent an emergency rescue request for food supply. The agency company immediately reported the relevant situation to Nantong and Qidong epidemic prevention headquarters.

After receiving this information, Nantong maritime safety administration immediately contacted the shipping agency, requiring that appropriate tugboats be found as soon as possible to quickly transport relevant materials, and Jiji coordinated with the customs, border inspection and other departments to open up a green channel to guide material transportation and epidemic prevention and control.

Subsequently, according to the division of labor arrangement of the epidemic prevention headquarters, Nantong Maritime Safety Bureau immediately communicated and coordinated with the tug "coastal fire tug No. 1", which was contacted by the shipping agent to undertake the supply service, and urged the material supply unit to transport the materials to the supply tug on the premise of implementing the epidemic prevention and control requirements, and take a non-contact way throughout the whole process.

"Praxair, this is the China Maritime Safety Administration. Now we are shipping living supplies to you. Please be ready to receive!"

On June 13, with the help of the Ling voyage of "Haixun 0692" of Nantong Maritime Safety Bureau, the tug "duyen Hai fire tug 1" loaded a total of three tons of relief supplies of food, daily necessities and epidemic prevention items to provide supplies for the Liberian "Praxair" anchored in the sea off Qidong, Nantong for more than a month, which provided supplies for the "Praxair" from the Netherlands, Finland 26 foreign sailors from 8 countries including Germany have solved the urgent problem of food shortage.

It took more than six hours to sail back and forth from the material loading point of "coastal fire tractor No. 1" to the offshore waters where the "praxas" anchored. In the afternoon of the delivery day, the offshore wind and waves were strong, which increased the difficulty of the supply work. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the operation, the law enforcement officers of Nantong maritime bureau took the "Haixun 0692" to conduct the whole process of safety Quan supervision.

As the sea patrol boat and tugboat gradually approached the outer ship, the staff on the sea patrol boat of Nantong Maritime Safety Bureau called the outer ship with high frequency in fluent English. Subsequently, all the crew members of the outer ship poured out of the cabin, started the loading and unloading crane, and unloaded all the relief supplies to the deck. During this period, the personnel of the two ships did not have direct contact, and the whole supply process strictly followed the epidemic prevention and control requirements of the local epidemic prevention department.

According to the introduction, Nantong maritime safety administration will continue to track the dynamics of the ship, maintain close communication with the ship, resolutely follow the requirements of "one interruption and three continuities", take more rapid actions and respond more quickly to ensure the smooth supply chain of materials for international ships, and make every effort to ensure the smooth transportation of international trade by water.