Chapter 788: Everyone is in danger

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The waters of Foshan's Xiaotang are considered by boatmen to be one of the most rampant river bandits

Lao Li (the man in red) said that they usually go out in groups now, one to drive the boat and the other to keep watch

In the past two months or so, "river banditry" has been rampant on the Dongping Waterway in the Sanshui section of the Beijiang River. Basically www.biquge.info they all go on the ship late at night with knives and axes, steal valuable parts such as batteries and motors from the ship, and then sell them at the thrift market to make money. Some river pirates don't even steal and rob. Nowadays, the boatmen on the Beijiang River often have to go out in tandem when they talk about theft and color change, and they dare not work at night. At present, the Sanshui Southwest Police Station has organized police forces to strengthen river patrols.

Stealing on the boat in the middle of the night will not make it a robbery

Recently, the frequent robbery of the Beijiang River, coupled with the suspected robbery and murder of the shipwreck in early November, has terrified the boat people on the rivers of the Pearl River Delta.

"River piracy has been particularly rampant in the past two months," said Mr. Li, a boat owner from Guigang, Guangxi, "They (river pirates) often take advantage of the dead of night to board small tonnage cargo ships or heavy ships in small boats, armed with knives and axes, and loot property. ”

According to the boatmen, the robberies on the Beijiang River basically occurred between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. It is understood that during this time, the crew of the general cargo ship has fallen asleep, and the driver in the wheelhouse is the only one to drive the ship, and the cargo ship motor roars, and the cargo ship is most likely to be stolen and robbed. After 3 a.m., some fishermen in the river section have already gone out to fish, and the river thieves will not blatantly commit crimes.

For Lao Li, who has been boating on the Dongping Waterway of the Beijiang River for a long time, he has encountered river pirates no less than 10 times, "I have been running for more than 10 years, and I still know some about river pirates." The five big and three thick ones are the 'porters' (the ones who steal the ship's things), and the conductors are not too old, in their 30s, and some of them look more Sven. On November 19, Lao Huang, a sand carrier docked at the mouth of the river, said that in the early morning of early October, his cargo ship found seven or eight people in a small boat when it passed through Xiaotang. The attentive Lao Huang immediately called and told the boat owner behind him about the situation, but several cargo ships were blatantly robbed in the early morning of the same day after receiving the reminder.

River pirates are mainly "stealing". Lao Huang, the owner of the boat, introduced that the draft of the hull of the sand boat is relatively deep after the heavy load, and the small boat that the river pirates generally take is more convenient, "you can climb up immediately when you get close to the big boat", and in the dead of night, you can see what to take, in addition to stealing valuable engines, welding machines, and rice. Many cargo ships are subject to river pirates, and the owners, fearing injury, generally let them move without resistance: "If the crew resists, they blatantly rob them." "Some ship owners said.

It is suspected that there is an inner ghost who committed the crime with an astonishing speed

"We suspect that there are internal ghosts colluding with idle people to commit crimes!" At Ping Chau Wharf, several boat owners interviewed told reporters about the situation, "The structure and familiarity of these river pirates with the boat is surprising." "They know very well what equipment is in the cabin and where the batteries are installed!" Lao Li said, most of them are familiar with the equipment on the ship, and they can quickly find the location and quickly pry the screws when they get on the ship. Moreover, they are generally very good in the water, and if the situation is not good, they can immediately jump into the water to escape. In addition, river pirates are also good at coordinating crimes, with motorboats and other cooperating responses, if there is a boat chasing their small iron boat, the motorboat will come out to block the pursuing boat, anti-interception.

Lao Huang said that the boatmen all guessed that it was likely that the local river pirates hired some idle people from other places to commit the crime together, and these people were very strong, and a battery had more than 100 catties, but they took it away with both hands.

Lao Li's wife, Ah Yan, still showed a little horror on her face when she talked about the river pirates, "Every time we pass by the small pond of Dongping Waterway and other places where river pirates are infested, we are afraid of running into them. Because if there is no 'harvest', they will rush into the cabin and ask for money directly. "What's worse is the theft of batteries and valuable equipment. Lao Li said that most of the stolen components are necessary components for the operation of the ship.

The boatmen interviewed all expressed doubts about whether they could completely destroy the river pirates and ensure the safety and smoothness of the Beijiang River. The owner of the ship, Lao He, used one word: "It's hard to find!" "The formation of river pirates is not a day's cold. Lao Li's wife, Ah Yan, even described it as "catching river pirates is like looking for a needle in a haystack".

"River thieves flow through the waters of the Beijiang River to commit crimes, and criminal gangs have been formed. According to the relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Foshan Municipal Public Security Bureau, since the beginning of this year, the Sanshui District has received 10 cases of water theft and robbery. Since October, the crew members have reported that there are more crimes on the water in Xijiang and Beijiang, and the incidents of robbery and theft in Beijiang have gradually increased, which has attracted the attention of the local police. In early November, the Sanshui police set up a task force to combat water crime, and the police station also issued a police report reminding boat owners to take safety precautions.

A special person sells stolen goods and earns 20,000 or 30,000 yuan a

Where do river pirates sell their ship's equipment after they steal it?" Lao He, the owner of the boat who had dealt with river pirates, revealed that as early as 3 years ago, he had encountered river pirates in the Ronggui Waterway in Shunde, "They stole 4 batteries from my boat, and I found out, and I also had a conflict with them." Lao He said that he later stumbled upon a battery stolen from his ship at Dali Market, "because it was engraved with a mark that I had set up specially for me." Lao He said. Mr. Fu, the owner of the boat from Qingyuan, said that the people who usually sell the goods stolen from the ship are not directly involved in the crime, but there is another group of river pirates who are responsible for the sale, and some people who buy used goods are also involved.

According to the clues provided by the shipowners, on the morning of December 9, the reporter came to the thrift market in Dali, South China Sea, to explore the truth. The thrift market mainly sells used goods such as home appliances, photocopiers, and computers. According to people familiar with the matter, there are also old goods such as batteries for ships, but it is not clear where they came from. A Xin, a young man from Hunan who sells second-hand goods, said that as early as more than 10 years ago, Dali's thrift market was relatively famous, and there was a "Xinhua Gang" here to bully and dominate the market, collect protection money, and even smuggle goods. There are no people in the thrift market who are bullying the market to collect protection money, but there are still people selling used goods from unknown sources, including supplies on board.

Ah Xin also revealed that at present, there are also those who sell old goods on the ship, and there are also those in Longtang in Qingyuan. "If it is calculated according to 500 yuan per battery, and 4 batteries per boat, they steal the batteries of a boat, and they have 2,000 yuan of illegal income. Suppose the river pirates steal 10 boats a month, and the battery alone has an illegal income of 20,000 yuan. Lao Li, the owner of the boat, said that this is still a conservative calculation, and if other property is added, these river thieves can really get rich in January.

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Restore the "Beijiang River Pirate Image"

Tools of Crime:

In order to lengthen the small iron boats, the boats of the sand boats have their own small iron boats, but the length of these boats is 9 meters, and the small iron boats that the river pirates drive each time are between 13 and 14 meters long, and sometimes they also use "garbage boats" directly, and there is a tent in the bow of the boat, and the horsepower is very large. More often than not, "garbage boats" are also used as "stalking" tools for river pirates.

Target:

River pirates generally only attack sand boats, or rob ships from other places such as Guangxi, Hainan, and Ningbo, and rarely rob local boats in Sanshui. Sand ships generally carry more than 300 tons, or more than 900 tons. Batteries, motors and other equipment on board are relatively more valuable. The owner of the sand boat has a lot of business, and he may also carry more cash. The sand boats, which are alone and small, are more susceptible to river piracy.

Modus operandi:

Generally, there are only 1 to 3 people on the small iron boat on the water, and on the small iron boat driven by the river pirates, there are 7 to 10 people, and these people are all 30 years old and less than 40 years old sturdy men, most of them are familiar with the equipment on the ship, they can quickly find the position on the boat, quickly use tools to pry the screws, at the same time, they all have excellent water quality, and can immediately jump into the water to escape if there is an accident. In addition, river pirates are also good at coordinating crimes, with motorboats and other cooperating responses, if there is a boat chasing the small iron boat or "garbage boat" that commits the crime, it is very likely that a motorboat will appear to block the pursuing boat and carry out counter-interception.

According to a boatman, the usual tactics used by river pirates are to destroy the ship's electronic communication equipment and then remove the batteries. They were also extremely cunning, "they laid out their clothes along the cabin, and the rope lifted the battery to avoid the sound of impact".

The latest "design" led to a river piracy experience, which still makes the boatman a little thrilled to this day——— he and his friend deliberately docked alone on the shore with two boats. In the wee hours of the morning, they extinguished the ship's lights and waited quietly in the darkness with axes in hand. "They picked out boats that docked alone, and there were no residents nearby. Sometimes they would look out from afar from the shore and see the lights on the boat go out, so they would go out. In less than an hour, two garbage boats circled close to their cargo boat, and the boatmen immediately came out of the darkness and showed their weapons, and six or seven people on the garbage boat saw this, and circled around the water a few times but finally did not dare to approach.

In the accounts of many boatmen, a key tool of crime ——— garbage boat is mentioned.

A garbage boat is not a commercial boat, but a conventional name for boaters who collect scrap metal on the water. These boats are about 12 meters long and 3 meters wide at their widest point, and are mostly made of wood. There is a cabin in the bow, and each boat can carry about 3 tons of scrap iron, which is powerful and fast.

According to a person in charge of the Sanshui Marine Department of the Foshan Maritime Safety Bureau, since the beginning of this year, they have been actively cracking down on garbage boats used for commercial operations. Since most of these garbage boats from Zhongshan are not commercial vessels, they are only registered with the township government for civilian use, and do not need to be registered with the maritime department.

Beijiang River piracy is rampant

1. The special geographical location of the Sanshui Estuary

Sanshui estuary, since ancient times the water transport is prosperous, because of the special geographical location, 100 years ago, there were river pirates. On the Lao Ya Island at the mouth of the river, the 77-year-old Granny Luo is not surprised at all by the current Beijiang river pirates. The elders told her that during the Qing Dynasty, the prosperous Hekou Port was already rampant with river bandits. In Lao Yazhou, many people know the legend of the Qing Dynasty about the river thieves in the Beijiang area. A number of boatmen said that most of the cases occurred in the Beijiang estuary, which has a very special geographical location. "Two tri-prongs for easy absconding. ”

The complex geography not only facilitates the escape of river bandits, but also directly brings higher administrative costs to the crackdown. The water surface of the estuary, which belongs to the jurisdiction of Sanshui, goes down a few kilometers to the territory of the South China Sea, and a few kilometers up to the territory of Zhaoqing, "Sanshui police, how can they casually run to the surface of Zhaoqing on duty?" The boatmen believe that the administrative division is isolated, but the water transport connection is extremely close, creating a special area of "three regardless", which also makes river piracy rampant here.

Second, the water security management system is not in order

The public security department is responsible for the water security of the Bac Giang, and the maritime department is responsible for the water transportation. Due to traffic problems caused by public security problems, the maritime industry can only do some traffic order maintenance work, and cannot provide security maintenance work for the crew, and the public security department cannot arrive at the scene to deal with the problem after receiving the police. This shows that the relevant government departments involved in water safety are inadequate. After receiving the report, the land police station went to the water to arrest the river pirates, which had obvious technical defects. Because most of the police on land do not know the nature of water, many places along the Beijiang River have set up maritime department duty points. Marine staff, excellent water quality. However, they are only "water traffic police" and are not responsible for law and order.

3. Ocean netizen Wind Dragon reported: Homework is difficult to resist strong river pirates

In addition to the fact that it is easier to escape when committing crimes on the river, there is another fact that this reporter ignores: most of the private boats currently sailing on the Bac Giang River are family-run (that is, the people on board are all families), and there is a serious shortage of crews. According to the safety regulations for the use of ships, a ship must have a captain, a co-pilot (the captain can be one of them), two sailors, and one chief engineer, and these positions need to pass professional examinations, that is, a safe boat, at least five laborers work on board.

But nowadays, private boats, usually the husband is the driver (if there is no captain's license, it is usually rented to deal with the inspection), the wife is a sailor, and the old man does some chores. In fact, the targets of river piracy are limited to private vessels, and state-run vessels with strict financial systems (no large amounts of cash on board) and a large number of crew members rarely encounter river pirates.

Next: Boat home to prevent river piracy: machetes and wolfdogs are brought on board

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Lao Li, a boatman from Guigang, Guangxi, has been transporting goods by ship for more than ten years, but he has never been so scared as now: he does not dare to sail at night, and he is afraid of encountering river pirates with axes and machetes on board. Since the British and German cargo ship sank at night last month, all the boat gangs running the Dongping Waterway and the Ronggui Waterway have panicked. But in order to make a living, the boat gang had to sail in pairs, carefully and cautiously going back and forth to the Bac Giang waterway. From late November to early December, Information Times reporters accompanied the boat gang to experience their life on the water from sunrise to sunset.

If it weren't for the "Zeng Yongheng Incident", Lao Li, a shipwn from Guigang, Guangxi, might still be carrying cargo at night in order to make money. But now, that routine has been completely turned upside down. "I'm not the only boat, almost all the boats do it now, sailing during the day and not at night. Life matters!" the boatman keeps dogs on board to prevent river pirates.

A cautious life from sunrise to sunset

At 1:33 p.m. on November 29, at the Sanshui estuary wharf in Foshan, Lao Li fiercely snuffed out half of the cigarette in his mouth and jumped onto a cargo ship loaded with stones. This is a cargo ship hanging Guigang Port Tai, the hull is more than 40 meters long, six or seven meters wide, the bow is loaded, and the stern is the "living room" for living and dining. There is a two-tiered bed on each side of the cab. Side by side with Lao Li's ships were also four or five cargo ships hanging in Guigang Gangtai. These ships were also carrying stones, and they did not fill the ship's side.

"Huh!" Lao Li shouted, and the boat gang slowly entered the Dongping Waterway, followed by other ships. "We'd better get to our destination before sunset!" Lao Li instructed Lao Huang, the master who drove the boat. Lao Huang is also from Guangxi, and he and Lao Li and his wife jointly drove the cargo ship, and Lao Li was not the owner.

The afternoon sun shone through the window into the cabin, and Lao Li's wife, Ah Yan, was ready for lunch. After a busy morning, this woman, who looked much older than her actual age, did not bother to wipe her sweat, devoured a few mouthfuls of food, and was busy pouring boiling water for her husband. Lao Li said that Ah Yan is only 33 years old, and he has been running with him all year round, his face is yellow, and his waist has become bucket-like, "Just like a man!" Lao Li is actually only 35 years old, and he has been doing this for 13 years. For more than 10 years, although there have been river pirates, there has never been such a fear as today. "It's not just us who is like this, almost all the boat gangs who run Dongping Waterway and Ronggui Waterway have this experience. River piracy in these two waterways is too rampant. ”

The boat gang moved slowly on the water, and the river breeze was blowing, and it was 6 o'clock in the afternoon that day. From Hekou Wharf all the way to Shiwan along the East Ping Waterway, the sunset is about to end. The driver, Lao Huang, looked a little anxious. "Hurry! We're going to get to Ping Chau Pier. Lao Li took the steering wheel and told Lao Huang to rest for a while, while Ah Yan began to cook. "At the beginning of November, we worked quite hard, and the ships could work for fifteen or sixteen hours, except for rest, and now we had to wait until after dawn the next day before we dared to sail. ”

Men were added to the boat, and the wolf dogs were carried with machetes

As the night darkens, the banks of the river are lit up. The boat seems to be moving very slowly, and it takes at most two hours to drive along the Beijiang embankment from Hekou Wharf to Pingzhou in the South China Sea, while it takes seven or eight hours for the boat gang. "It's hard to eat, and the price of oil is rising very fast, and the ship can save fuel if it goes slower. Ah Yan said that the couple raised three children, the eldest is 13 years old, the younger is eight or nine years old, because of the perennial running on the water, the children are placed in their hometown in Guangxi, except for the Spring Festival, it is rare to see several times a year.

"Nowadays, river pirates are rampant, and it is even more difficult to get food! Don't look at the families along the river, just like this, the river pirates dare to steal or even rob. Ah Yan complained that since the British and German cargo ship sank at night, everyone was panicked, "Now I don't dare to sail at night, for fear of river pirates!"

The boat gang was slowly sailing on the Dongping waterway, and suddenly the barking of dogs came from the boats behind. "Ah Shun is on the boat, and his boss has stocked a wolf dog on the boat to guard against river pirates. Lao Li muttered and took over Lao Huang's steering wheel. "It's not that river thieves are rampant, where there is a need for wolfdogs, there are boats that can make the boat go back and forth safely and smoothly in a couple. Lao Huang told reporters, "(wolf dogs on the boat to prevent river piracy) This is just one of the methods, and now the boat gang has begun to link, almost every boat has a high-frequency walkie-talkie, as soon as there is a wind and grass, they will inform each other." ”

At the stern, the reporter saw axes, stones, and even machetes on board. "As soon as the river thieves got on the boat, they fought with them!" said Lao Li, who had joined Lao Huang since the river thieves, and the other boats had also increased their manpower.

"It's time to eat. Ah Yan warmly invited the reporter to have dinner with them. The meal is very simple, one chicken meat dish, one Chinese cabbage. Ah Yan quickly ate a good meal and replaced her husband, who was operating the steering wheel.

The shipowner reduces the warehouse and transports the goods, and the supply of goods is reduced, and the benefit of the shipper is damaged

At 8 p.m., the boat gang finally arrived at the pier near Ping Chau in the South China Sea. This is a mixing factory, Lao Li said, the stones they ship to transport are specifically for these cement mixing plants, and the ship owner buys the stones and sells them to the mixing plant, and they only work part-time. The ravages of river piracy have directly impacted the supply and profitability of these mixing plants.

"They're now carrying a lot less cargo, which is already affecting our bottom line. Ah Tao, who received the goods, spoke fluent vernacular, he was actually a native of Fuzhou, Jiangxi, and because of his honesty and hard work, he won the appreciation of the owner of the mixing plant.

"If you had sailed with us at night half a month ago, I guarantee you would have met river pirates. Xiao Ai, a crew member of another ship in Guigang and Thailand, said to reporters with a smile, "However, if you sail with us this time, you can only wait until 5 o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

The boatman is so anti-river pirates

●Suspend sailing at night and rest, easy to be pirated by river at night, dare to sail after 5 o'clock in the morning

● The cargo does not dare to fill the warehouse, so that the ship can go fast

●The goods will only be increased by manpower

●Dog precautions on board

●Bring a knife and axe with the ship

● The boat gang runs the boat collectively, and the walkie-talkie is paired on the boat to ventilate the message

Reduce the warehouse and transport goods, and earn more than 100 yuan less on a ship

"In fact, we also hope that we can load more goods as usual, so that we can make more money ourselves, and the mixing plant will not complain. Lao Li said that if he was 20% overweight as usual, he could earn an extra 150 yuan after deducting the money and related expenses handed over to the boss, but now that it is calculated, the couple will earn more than 3,000 yuan per month. The purpose of reducing the cargo capacity is to sail faster so that you don't have to worry about river pirates when you sail at night.

River piracy is rampant, especially in Dongping and Ronggui waterways

The rampant river piracy has distorted the boatmen, who can barely make ends meet and make a small profit. Lao Li said that river thieves in the Dongping Waterway and Ronggui Waterway are particularly common. "Take the Dongping Waterway as an example, a waterway that winds for more than 100 kilometers, crossing the Jinsha Bridge to Xiaotang, there are many river thieves, and the Sushan waters, Tancun River, etc. are also hidden river thieves. ”

Since the route of navigation cannot be changed, the boatmen who pass through this waterway all year round hope to eradicate the river pirates here. "The route was set by the boss, and we couldn't change it because we were transporting stones and other goods, and this waterway was the one we had to pass through. Xiao Ai said. "Catching these river pirates is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Lao Li's wife, Ah Yan, said.

The boat gangs said: "If the river pirates are not eliminated, the normal water logistics and ecology will be greatly damaged." ”

Police appealed to boatmen for clues about river piracy

The current situation of water security in the Bac Giang area has attracted the attention of all parties. On the morning of November 25, the Political and Legal Committee of Sanshui District, Foshan convened the public security, maritime and other departments to meet with four representatives of the crew. At the meeting, it was said that the Foshan Public Security Bureau will set up a working group to crack down on criminal activities of water theft and robbery. However, this did not enhance the confidence of the boatmen in the safety of the Beijiang River, because most of the Foshan police only cracked down on water robbery in Foshan, and the river pirates were good at committing crimes.

On the afternoon of December 10, the Sanshui Southwest Police Station once again organized police forces to conduct an inventory of garbage recycling and some other suspicious boats in the area of Dongping Waterway in the Sanshui section of the Beijiang River, so as to purify the public security environment on the water. At the same time, the police also distributed leaflets to some cargo ships, asking the ship owners to provide more clues to the police, and reminding the ship owners to call 110 immediately when they encounter suspicious situations such as theft and robbery. It has been learned that at present, the public security organs at the city and district levels in Foshan have set up special task forces to investigate the "river piracy" cases that occurred in the northwest river basin of Foshan, strengthen contact and communication with the surrounding areas, take joint action with the maritime departments, and strengthen patrols on the river surface at night to ensure the safety of ships sailing at night.

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In the early morning of the middle of last month, Zeng Yongheng, a boatman in Yingdelixi, Guangdong, drove the sand boat Yuehuai Jikou 0216 through the water surface of the Sanshui estuary in Foshan. Subsequently, 30 cargo ships gathered on the Beijiang River spontaneously honked their horns for three minutes, saying that the four people were killed by river pirates, and demanded that the river pirates who have been active in the surrounding area be severely cracked down.