People's Daily Online: China's participation in the rescue of Chilean miners talks about their on-site experience

Transferred from: People's Daily Source: "China Youth Daily" reporter Lai Yang Intern Shen Shenyu

"Because this bailout is hosted by the Chilean government and the president is going to be present, the whole venue is under martial law. After installing the equipment, I went to the rescue site to see the progress, and a soldier came and wanted to detain me. I said: China, and then pointed to the newly installed Trinity equipment and said: Sany. The soldier understood what I meant and said in surprise: China?! Then he smiled and said, "Welcome, and introduced me to the other guards." This is a Weibo posted by Hao Heng, a service engineer of the Chilean branch of Sany Group, through his mobile phone at 21:57 on October 13.

The rescue operation for miners at the San Jose Copper Mine in Chile *5,656 days was successful and smooth. The world is watching with relief what could have been a tragic miracle.

As the first Asian at the rescue site, the 36-year-old engineer from Shandong has become one of the main sources of information for the Chinese media and the public about the rescue site. In just three days, he has more than 10,000 followers on Weibo, and his blog has been visited more than 150,000 times.

"There were a lot of people at the rescue site. The President of Chile came several times and spoke in the press section. Chile's mining minister and other government officials, relatives of trapped miners, and a large number of journalists have been following the rescue. Hao Heng told a reporter from China Youth Daily on the phone that the time for the rescue cabin to be lowered in recent times is about 17 minutes, and the time for lifting it will be slightly shorter. At this rate, he believes, the total time spent on the 48-hour rescue plan will be shortened.

But for the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for nearly 70 days, this has already set a world record for the longest survival time in a mining disaster.

"Every time a miner is saved, the paramedics will immediately examine him. The relatives of the rescued miners were very excited, and some cried tears of joy when they saw their loved ones. Hao Heng said.

Hao Heng is not a bystander, he is part of this rescue operation.

When formulating the rescue plan, the Chilean government selected the SCC4000-type crawler designed and produced by China's Sany GroupcraneUndertake the heavy responsibility of hoisting the rescue cabin. After receiving the rescue mission, the customer of Sany Group, Chile BURGER Company, immediately notified Sany Chile Company - Sany Chile Company sent personnel to send equipment.

"I came to the rescue site from San Diego on the evening of October 5, where I was responsible for the operation and safety maintenance of the SCC4000 crawler crane." Hao Heng told reporters.

"The established rescue plan A is to use our SCC4000 crawler cranes." Zhou Fugui, the senior vice president of Sany Group who is responsible for assisting in the rescue, told reporters.

However, the 5,656-day rescue operation did not use these Chinese equipment.

According to Zhou Fugui, the SCC4000-type crawler crane has the best performance in the lifting equipment at the rescue site, good operability, and the rescue effect and security system are also excellent, which is safe and safe, but it takes a few more days to ensure the quality of the rescue channel. And Chilean President Piñera hopes to meet the trapped miners before visiting Europe on the 17th. Therefore, the Chilean government chose to use a winch to rush the time.

"The current use of the winch may be because the rescue is less difficult than estimated, but if there is a problem, our equipment has to be topped." Zhou Fugui said, "When I was connecting with the front this morning, I learned that the rescue was delayed by more than two hours than originally scheduled because I was worried about safety. So when the rescue began, our equipment was also activated. ”

Hao Heng, who was at the scene, shared his tension and excitement with the Chilean people in real time, "I feel honored to be able to participate in the rescue, but at the same time, I feel a great responsibility. Although our equipment is not currently used due to changes in the rescue protocol, it is an alternative to *5656 in case the use of the winch fails. I'm standing next to the device, ready to go! Hao Heng said.