"The Heroic Maritime Rescue Team's Seminar Held at the Party School"

On November 6, under the guidance of the Policy Research Office of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry's Salvage Bureau, together with the Party School of the Ministry, held a thematic presentation event titled "Transportation Salvage Role Model Teams Enter the Party School." Six frontline salvage role model representatives from three teams—the Yellow Bohai Heroic Crew, the Saturated Diving Team, and the South China Sea Border Team—entered the Party School classroom to share their personal experiences of maritime salvage and convey the mission and sense of responsibility of salvage workers.

During the event, Huang Zongling, an advanced worker in the national transportation system and a search and rescue captain; Li Wenxia, recipient of the International Maritime Organization's Special Courage Award in Maritime Rescue and a helicopter rescuer; Zhang Weiping, a national transportation skills expert and deputy captain of the diving team; Wei Zongwen, the only 90s-era personnel to enter the cabin during the 500-meter manned land-based saturation diving experiment and a diving engineer; Song Tianyu, recipient of the Guangdong May 1st Labor Medal and leader of the 32nd stationing team; and Rao Hushui, one of the 2023 Top Ten Most Inspirational Figures in Transport and rescue captain, shared their personal experiences of high-difficulty helicopter mast rescues, deep-sea saturation diving salvage operations, and routine duty in the Nansha sea area. Through several real-life salvage cases, they narrated their thoughts and feelings on facing challenges head-on, steadfastly performing their duties, and embracing their responsibilities.

“Every flight comes with risks, but it’s the countless drills in daily life that make us courageous in the face of danger.” “Every meter progressed under water is backed by the perseverance of the entire team. We shoulder the nation’s responsibility for deep-sea emergency rescue.” “Behind every instance of safety in Nansha is the day-in, day-out dedication of salvage workers.”... Each real-life case and each heartfelt account brought everyone to the thrilling rescue scenarios and allowed the trainees and staff present to deeply understand the salvage spirit of “delivering the hope for survival to others and leaving the danger of death to ourselves,” as well as feel the unwavering commitment and mission of frontline transportation workers to protect the country’s coast through their actions.

The trainees expressed that they would take the salvage role models as an example, transform their learning insights into motivation for work and entrepreneurship, hone their qualities of loyalty, strengthen their sense of responsibility, and improve their practical abilities. They pledged to perform their duties with diligence in their respective positions and internalize the spirit of selfless dedication and overcoming challenges, translating it into actions to contribute to the accelerated development of a powerful transportation nation.