If the ship capsizes in the sea, what kind of operation can improve the chances of survival?

If there is a lifeboat or rescue, there is still a chance to live in time. If not, you can only rely on miracles and whether your common sense of escape is rich.

In recent years, when traveling by boat, capsizing accidents have occurred from time to time due to bad weather. So if you are in distress at sea, how to improve your chances of survival and how to choose the most appropriate self-help method is very important.

In fact, if you want to improve your chances of survival, you should raise your awareness of self-help from the beginning of boarding. First, you should read the emergency evacuation diagram carefully, understand the storage location of life jackets, be familiar with the wearing procedures and methods, pay attention to observing and identifying the safety exits, so as to grasp the initiative of self-rescue in case of accidents.

These seemingly simple preparations are very useful in times of crisis. Due to the small space in the engine room, the corridor and corridor look very similar. In case of danger, people will be mixed and the scene will be chaotic. If you are not familiar with the internal structure of the ship, it is easy to get lost in the cabin and unable to escape in time.

For example, in 2020, a Japanese sightseeing boat sank in the waters near Shikoku Island, Japan, with 62 people on board, including 52 primary school students. Fortunately, 62 people, including 52 primary school students, all put on life jackets and jumped into the sea, and were finally rescued. The accident caused no casualties.

This has a lot to do with Japanese people's consciousness of avoiding kindergarten. And this is very important for self-rescue when there is a sudden shipwreck at sea.

Secondly, when a ship has an accident at sea, you must keep calm and don't panic. When a ship has an accident, it is unacceptable to blindly follow people who are out of control. Need to run to the nearest exit to the deck in a short time and run to the deck as soon as possible.

Put on a life jacket

1. Put a life jacket around your neck and a rectangular buoyancy bag in front of you; A belt that fastens the neckline;

2. Pass the left and right straps through the left and right buckles respectively and cross around the back;

Then put the belt through the buckle on the chest and tie a fast knot.

After that, it is generally not encouraged to jump off the boat first, because in water, the body temperature loses quickly and may be taken away by the current. If the environment permits, you can jump off the boat and pay attention to avoid shoal rocks. To leave the sunken ship quickly, if the ship capsizes, you must jump to the bow and stern.

Once you fall into the water, you must leave the hull quickly to prevent being sucked into the boat by the vortex again. At the same time, look up and lean. After holding this position for a few seconds, you can slowly float to the surface with the help of the strong buoyancy of the life jacket.

Self-help methods that can't swim: keep calm when sinking, close your lips, bite your teeth and hold your breath. Don't struggle in the water. You have to raise your head, lean your body, and keep this posture, so you can slowly float to the surface. After floating on the water, don't lift your hands out of the water, but paddle underwater to keep your head above the water for breathing air.

You can also look for floating objects.

People who fall into cold water should use life-saving vests or catch floating objects from sunken ships and float as quietly as possible.

The reason why many people die in water is because of temperature loss, that is, the body temperature is taken away by the current, and you can't control the normal body temperature. So in this case, there are floating objects, such as furniture and empty oil drums. Even if you wear a life jacket, you can use these things to keep your body from getting out of the water.

When drifting, if their companions are around, they will pair up with each other and keep warm in a back-to-back way to maintain their body temperature.

The loss of body fluids and physical fatigue will bring more harm. If you start to feel dizzy and vomiting, try to change your position and stay away from vomit and smell.

When drifting at sea, you should send out a distress signal in time, and you can use the principle of specular reflection to make a signal. Use metal objects floating on the sea as mirrors. Shake the mirror slightly, so that the reflected light flashes intermittently, attracting the attention of search and rescue personnel.

The most important thing is to maintain physical strength. When someone comes to the rescue, you should use the whistle and reflective equipment on your life jacket to attract the attention of the rescuers.