Umkhumbi kawoyela oshiyiwe uba yindawo entsha yezokuvakasha eChennai

CHENNAI, India - Ishaqwe nguNilam, isiphepho esaduma idolobha, ithangi likawoyela elalicishe lazungeza seliphenduke indawo eheha izivakashi nezinkulungwane ebezigcwele olwandle i-Elliots ukuzobona umkhumbi owawushiywe. Lesi yisikhathi sesibili ukuthi umkhumbi wasolwandle ubambe ugu engxenyeni yekota edlule. Izindawo zokudlela kanye namajoyinti okudla okusheshayo kuvule izitolo ukubhekelela isixuku esivakashile.

Kepha izingxabano zizungeze intuthuko eholele ekutheni abasebenzi bayishiye ngo-Okthoba 31 nokufa kwabantu abahlanu abebesemkhunjini abazama ukuphunyuka ngokuziphonsa olwandle olunolaka benethemba lokubhukuda amamitha angama-200.

Kwethulwe uphenyo nguMqondisi Jikelele Wezokuthunyelwa kwalesi sehlakalo kanti umbiko uzotholakala ngenyanga.

“I-Voyage Data Recorder, elingana nebhokisi elimnyama lendiza, kutholakale neminye imibhalo namarekhodi e-log. Lokhu kuzosiza kakhulu ophenyweni, ”kusho uCapt Sinha weChennai Port Trust (CPT).

Noma kuphakama imibuzo ngokubaluleka kolwandle lomkhumbi, kwenziwa imizamo yokuwudonsela olwandle olujulile. Ngokudonswa ngamandla okuyihudula isifikile ivela eKakinada, izikhulu ze-CPT zinethemba lokuqala umkhankaso wokuhlenga abantu ngoLwesibili ekuseni.

Okuthakazelisa kakhulu ukuthi leli thangi, eliphethwe yinkampani iPratibha Shipping Company ezinze eMumbai, belinganakekelwa kahle futhi belinemvume eyodwa yohambo lokuletha uwoyela eHaldia. Ngemuva kokukhipha impahla ngoSepthemba 25, yagcinwa esikhumulweni esingaphandle njengoba ilayisensi yokuhweba iphela.

Njengoba kungekho zinto ezivela kumnikazi, izimo ebhodini zaqala ukuba zimbi futhi abasebenzi babelinde ukuthola izikhombisi lutho. Akubona kuphela abasebenzi abangu-37 abaphelelwe ukudla namanzi, ama-generator avalwa kancane kancane. “Awekho amanzi okuphuza futhi besiqoqa amanzi emvula emphemeni ukuze siphuze,” kukhumbula itilosi, lilulama esibhedlela.

Ngisho nalapho isiphepho siseduze nogu, uCaptain Carl Fernandes akakwazanga ukuhambisa umkhumbi olwandle olujulile njengoba ayeswele uphethiloli. Umenzeli wakhona, ebabaza ukungakhokhelwa imali, ubengezanga nosizo futhi ubemise izimpahla. Lapho isivunguvungu sikaNilam siba namandla, umkhumbi wakhukhuleka. Kepha uma kubhekwa isimo sezulu esingesihle, oGwini Lwasolwandle nabo bahlala beyizibukeli eziyisimungulu futhi umkhumbi wagcina ushayeke olwandle i-Elliots.

Ngokusho kwamalungu abasebenzi, ukaputeni uthathe isinqumo sokuwushiya umkhumbi wacela abasebenzi abethukile ukuba bagibele izikebhe ezimbili zokuphila. Lapho zombili izikebhe ziphahlazeka, kwakungabadobi bendawo abasindisa eziyisithupha zazo ngenkathi abanye abangu-10 abanezijazi zokuphila befika olwandle ngobunzima obukhulu. Abayisithupha abasele bakhukhuleka. Kepha abasebenzi bacelwa yi-Coast Guard ukuthi bahlale ebhodini ngoba leyo bekuyindlela engcono kakhulu esimweni esinjalo. Ngisho nomnikazi womkhumbi, uSunil Pawar, naye usho into efanayo. "Ngaphandle kokucela ukaputeni nethimba ukuthi baqhubeke nokungena, bathukile base bethatha isinqumo," kusho uPawar.
Ngosuku olulandelayo kuphela abakwa-Coast Guard baphakamisa izisebenzi ezazisele emkhunjini. Umkhumbi obhajwe unodizili omncane kakhulu namathani angama-357 kawoyela wesithando.

Umbuzo osadinga impendulo uthi ngabe ukaputeni wayevumelekile yini ngokushiya umkhumbi nokuthi kungani kungasizwanga usizo olufike kubo ngesikhathi. Ukube abadobi bebengasindisa izimpilo eziyigugu kungani oGwini Lwasolwandle baphendukela kolunye uhlangothi kusaphikiswana ngakho. UNgqongqoshe Wezemikhumbi uGK Vasan uqinisekise 'uphenyo olunzulu' futhi kunethemba nje lokuthi lizoqaqa amafindo.