Abangama-30 bahlangulwe emva kokutshona kwebhasi yabakhenkethi eLiverpool

I-LIVERPOOL, eNgilani - Umsebenzi wokuhlangula wenziwa emva kokuba ibhasi yabakhenkethi be-amphibious yatshona kunye nabantu be-30 ebhodini e-Albert Dock, eLiverpool.

Abantu abaninzi basiwe esibhedlele emva kokuba inqanawa ye-Yellow Duckmarine ingene ngaphantsi nje kwentsimbi yesi-4pm namhlanje. "Uphando lwee-arhente ezininzi" luye lwaqaliswa ekuzikeni.

Umsebenzi wokuhlangula - obandakanya amapolisa, i-ambulensi, umlindi wonxweme kunye ne-RAF - yanyuswa ngeenkonzo eziphuthumayo kwaye abantu be-31 bancedwa emanzini.

Kwabo, abantu abali-17 basiwe kwisibhedlele iRoyal Liverpool ukuze bafumane unyango, ikakhulu ngenxa yokothuka, kodwa bonke babephilile ngokwaneleyo ukuba bakhululwe.

Akukho mntu wayevaleleke ngaphakathi kwinqanawa, inkonzo yomlilo yatsho.

Inkampani iqhuba ukhenketho kwiindlela zesixeko ngesithembiso “sokuqhawuka” kwesiphelo.

Kokwesibini kwiinyanga ezintathu ukuba enye yeemoto ezityheli itshone.

Kuyaqondwa ukuba abantu abangama-28 bakhokelelwe kwindawo ekhuselekileyo ebhasini, kuquka nosana olubanjwe ngunina phezu kwamanzi eluphahleni lwenqanawa ezikayo. Abanye abathathu basindiswe emanzini ngabacimi-mlilo.

Isithethi samapolisa aseMerseyside sithe wonke umntu ubaliwe kwaye wongeza wathi: "Intambo yamapolisa ihleli kwindawo yesigameko kwaye uphando lweearhente ezininzi malunga neemeko ezipheleleyo zesehlo luyaqhubeka."

Abazibonele ngamehlo banike ingxelo yokuba babone inkitha yabantu bequbha kwiMersey njengoko inqanawa, enye kwabane kwinqanawa yenkampani, yazika eSalthouse Dock, eyinxalenye yeAlbert Dock complex.

Abantu babebonwa bephosa amakhonkco obomi emanzini ukuze bancede abo bazama ukusaba.

Ngo-Matshi, yonke inqanawa yayalelwa ukuba iphume emanzini emva kokuba ibhasi, eyayingakhweli abakhweli, yatshona.

Ke, ngoMeyi, uKumkanikazi kunye neNkosana uPhilip babekhwele enye yeebhasi ezityheli zeDuckmarine xa babetyelele lo mmandla njengenxalenye yokhenketho lwakhe lweDiamond Jubilee ukubhiyozela iminyaka engama-60 etroneni.

Ukubhala kwi-Twitter, uSodolophu weLiverpool uJoe Anderson wala ukuzotywa kwikamva leenqanawa de wazi ukuba wonke umntu obandakanyekayo kwisehlo samva nje ukhuselekile.

Ubhale wathi: “Isehlo seDada lika-Albert Dock, jonga andizukwenza zimvo ezisemthethweni ngekamva lala madada de sazi ukuba abantu balungile.

Umnumzana Anderson kamva wabhala: “Isiganeko sika-Albert Dock: amapolisa aqinisekisa ukuba abantu abangama-31 bangene edokisini, abantu abangama-31 babalelwe. Wonke umntu ok, abanye abantu basesibhedlele."

Ngokutsho kwe-Liverpool Echo, i-Pearlwild Ltd, eqhuba iinqanawa, ijongene nophando olwahlukileyo nguMkomishinala wezoThutho waseNorth West, kunye nophando loluntu oluza kubanjwa kamva kule nyanga phakathi kweenkxalabo malunga nokusebenza kweenqwelo zeenqwelo zemfazwe.

IGosa loMlilo eliyiNtloko uDan Stephens uthe: “Abantu abathathu baye bahlangulwa ngabacimi-mlilo emanzini. Siye safumana uncedo kwinani lee-arhente kwindawo yesehlakalo. Sasebenza kunye nePolisa yaseMerseyside, iNkonzo ye-Ambulance yaseMntla-Ntshona, i-Coastguard kunye ne-RAF ukuba iphendule wonke umntu okhweleyo.

"Abacimi-mlilo abasabelayo bokuqala abavela kwizikhululo zomlilo zaseToxteth nakwiziko leSixeko baqhubela phambili ukuhlangula. Kwakungekho mntu uvaleleke kwinqanawa ezikayo.”

Umnumzana Stephens uqhubeke wathi: “Abacimi-mlilo abanxibe iisuti ezomileyo nentambo yokhuseleko ebotshelelwe kuzo bangene emanzini baqubha ukuhlangula abantu abadala abathathu abebesemanzini. Babazisa kwindawo ekhuselekileyo.

“Abacimi-mlilo emva koko baqubha baphuma bejonga ukuba akukho mntu ngaphakathi enqanaweni. Iqela loPhando kunye nokuHlangula, elisekelwe kwiSikhululo soMlilo soLuntu saseCroxteth, nalo lasebenzisa ikhamera engaphantsi kwamanzi ukujonga ukuba akukho mntu umkhumbi. Inqanawa yayikumanzi malunga neemitha ezingama-25 ukusuka kwindawo yokungena kwidokhi apho ingena khona emanzini.

"I-helicopter ye-RAF yasincedisa ngokusebenzisa iikhamera ze-imaging ze-thermal ukujonga ukuba akukho mntu umkhumbi okanye ngaphantsi kwamanzi.

"Bonke abantu sele bebaliwe ngoku."

Isithethi sikaAlbert Dock uthe "bavuya" bonke abakhweli abangama-31 kunye nabasebenzi ababini bahlangulwe ngokukhuselekileyo.

"Emva kwesiganeko, abalawuli be-Albert Dock bangathanda ukuncoma impendulo yeenkonzo eziphuthumayo kunye neqela labo lokhuseleko kwaye baya kusebenzisana ngokupheleleyo nalo naluphi na uphando," isithethi songeze.

Isibhedlele saseRoyal Liverpool ngokuhlwanje sihlaziye ingxelo yaso kwaye sathi abantu abayi-18 banyangwa ngokunxulumene nesi sehlo.
Akhange kubekho mntu wonzakala kakhulu kwaye zonke izigulane zikhutshiwe.

Inkampani eqhuba iibhasi zeDuckmarine eziMthubi ayifumanekanga ukuze kunikwe izimvo.

Kodwa isithethi seYellow Duckmarine kamva sathi: “Ukulandela isiganeko esibandakanya i-Quacker 1, sisebenzisana ngokusondeleyo nombutho wethu olawulayo, i-Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) kunye namaPolisa aseMerseyside.

“Inqanawa ebandakanyekayo kwesi siganeko inesiqinisekiso esisebenzayo sokuthwala abakhweli.

“I-craft ngoku ifunyenwe kwaye emva kokubonisana ne-MCA isiwe kwindawo ekhuselekileyo nekhuselekileyo ukuze kuqhutywe uphando olupheleleyo. Oko kuya kuqhubeka ngomso kusasa.

“Iqela lethu lilandele inkqubo yalo yokusabela ngokungxamisekileyo, liqinisekisa ukwehla ngokukhuselekileyo kwabakhweli abakhweleyo. Siye sancedwa kulo mba liqela labanini bamaphenyane angumjelo abathe bamisa eSalthouse Dock esithanda ukuvakalisa umbulelo wethu kubo.

“Singathanda ukuvakalisa umbulelo wethu kwiinkonzo zikaxakeka kunye neqela lezokhuseleko lase-Albert Dock kwindawo yabo ngempendulo yabo ekhawulezileyo nengumzekelo.

“Siza kuqhubeka nokubonelela ngentsebenziswano epheleleyo kunye ne-MCA kunye namaPolisa aseMerseyside.

“Siyavuya kuba bonke abakhweli abasiwe esibhedlele njengenyathelo lokhuseleko sele bekhululiwe.”

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