"I-Reveille, Reveille, Reveille - Up, uphumule bonke abalala isikhathi eside. Uhlelwe ku-WMEC Ngaphambi kuka-9-1-1 kumsakazo wakho womsakazo. Izulu licacile, izinga lokushisa liyi-86 degrees, futhi njengamanje sinezinhlobo ezingu-15 zama-nautical emakhilomitha ogwini olusenyakatho lweHaiti. "Izwi leBCC uJordan Jordan likhuphuka phezu kwe-intercom ngokusebenzisa imigwaqo futhi libheke izindawo zeCGC Forward (WMEC-911) ngomculo we-hip-hop ngemuva.
Abasebenzi be-Forward baphakamisa izwi le-radio elihamba phambili leJordani cishe njalo ekuseni ekuseni. Lokhu kuyinkomba yabakwa-groggy phakathi kwabalindi ukuze baphume emidwaleni yabo futhi baqale omunye usuku olude lomsebenzi.
Usuku Ekuphileni
Lokhu kungukungavamile ukugujwa nokuphila okungavamile kwamadoda nabesifazane abasebenza kwi-Coast Guard abangaphezu kuka-31 abaphakathi nabaphakathi abakukhuthazayo. Umqambi Wogwayi Wase-Coast uhlangene nabasemkhunjini abasha nabadala, labo abaneminyaka eminingi yolwandle nalabo abanezinsuku, labo abaye bahamba emhlabeni nalabo abangakaze bashiye idolobha lakubo.
IJordan ikhuluma ngesimo sezulu kanye nesimiso sosuku lwabaqeqeshi abavusiwe, kanti ingalokothi iphule kusukela kumdlalo we-disc jockey odlala kahle kakhulu. Ezweni lapho isimiso nesikhathi sivame ukubekwa eceleni ngenxa yezidingo zokusebenza, lokhu kuyimicimbi evamile ephindaphindiwe.
"Uyazi ukuthi wenza into enhle uma ungenza abantu babheke phambili ukuvuka ekuseni," kusho uJordan.
La madoda nabesifazane basebenzisa isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezingu-185 ngokulinganiselwa emndenini nabangane babo, futhi ngaphandle kokukhalaza noma ukukhuluma ekhaya, amadoda nabesifazane be-Forward bayajabula ngamamitha angu-270 abiza ekhaya.
"Ukusebenza okusemthethweni akulona okunzima kakhulu (kunomsebenzi wokudoba), ukuphila okuhlukile.
Ekugcineni, lezi zithunywa zihlukile kancane, kodwa umgomo ufana njalo - ubuhle, "kusho uBom. George Smith, oyinhloko yeqembu elibheke phambili. Zonke izici zokuphila okuqhubekayo zihluke kakhulu emsebenzini wokudoba esiteshini, iqembu noma insizakalo yokusekela. Abantu baqhubeka isikhathi eside ukuze badonsa echwebeni ukuze bazwe izwi lomuntu othandekayo, ngesikhathi esifanayo bezungeza usuku lomsebenzi wehora lesishiyagalombili namahora angu-8 wokubuka. I-Mess ipheka izithukuthuku ezitsheni ezishisayo zokugeza amahora angu-14 futhi isifiso sokuba ibhuloho noma ekamelweni lokufundela ukuhweba okungenzeka ukuthi olunye usuku lube ngumsebenzi wabo.
"Uma usemhlabeni, unamathuba amaningi okubamba iqhaza emphakathini wakho, kodwa uma usemgqeni, lowo ngumphakathi wakho," kusho uSmith.
Iqiniso lokuthi konke okuhlukile kungenye yezinselelo zokuqeqesha okuyisisekelo esisha noma isigaba "A" esikoleni esiphathelene nesifundo esikoleni lapho ebika ngaphakathi komuntu osikiwe.
Abasolwandle, abashayeli bezimoto kanye nezikhulu ezincane ezincane zibuthelela emgodini wokuthutha wePhuthukisi cishe nsuku zonke ukuze zikwazi ukulawula ukulimala, ithemba elilodwa kuphela iqembu elizokwazi ukulondoloza umkhumbi wabo uma kwenzeka okuthile okwenzekayo. Abaqeqeshi bafundiswa ukushisa umlilo, ukuxubha, ukuphaphaza, ukuwashwa kwamanzi nokusiza okuyisisekelo okuyisisekelo.
Kudingeka bazi indawo yonke yamapompo okuhambisa amanzi kanye nesiteshi sokuqothula umlilo. Lokhu kuqeqeshwa okunamandla kufakwe phakathi kwosuku lwabo lokusebenza oluyihora lesishiyagalombili kanye namahora ayisishiyagalombili wokubuka.
Amakhono Ahlale Avivinywa
Wonke umuntu emkhunjini unamakhono akhe ahlolwe njalo. Nsuku zonke kuvame ukukhonjiswa ngomlilo, imininingwane yokunciphisa isikebhe, ukugijima komthetho noma indawo yokudoba. Yonke imisebenzi idinga ukubamba iqhaza kwawo wonke umuntu ovulekile. Izikhulu eziphezulu nezinduna zihamba nezikhulu ezincane futhi zifaka amalungu kuwo wonke umonakalo wokulawula umonakalo ongenawo oPhambili ngokujwayelekile
isisekelo. Umkhumbi uguqulwa waba yilasilasi, lapho umlilo odidekile kanye ne-engine causalities kudla isikebhe. Amagama nezigameko ezingamabhalane amancane athuma amaqembu okulungisa kanye namaqembu omlilo ukuyeka ukukhukhula nokucima umlilo; Izikhulu ezincane ezincane zihola amaqembu okubulala umlilo egumbini lenjini; sonke isikhathi ngenkathi uhola wabo ophezulu ebahola ezindleleni nezinqubo ezifanele.
"Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi bafunde lawa makghono," kusho uCWO2 uDavid Cornelius, umsizi omkhulu ohamba phambili emgodini oPhambili. "Akufani nendlu yakho lapho ungakwazi khona ukuphuma emgodini wakho wangaphambili bese ulinda umnyango womlilo. Ngomkhumbi, awukho ndawo ongayithola. "
Ukuphoqelelwa kwemithetho yokusebenza komthetho kuyisimo esiyinkimbinkimbi futhi esibalulekile. Ngamahora angakapheli ekuba yi-unit control tasking yezimpahla ze-Coast Guard ezithintekayo ku-Operation Able Sentry, umsebenzi ohlose ukuvimbela ukufuduka okungekho emthethweni ogwini lwaseHaiti, abasebenzi bePreward base bevele beqhuba amabhodi amabili futhi belandela esinye isikebhe esibonakala sengathi sisolisayo I-Windward Passage eLwandle lweCaribbean.
Ukubhuka kukhona ukuphendukela kwemvelo konke futhi kufika kuzo zonke amahora wosuku nobusuku. Ngo-Ephreli 22, cishe ngo-11 ntambama, ithimba lokugibela lavuswa ukugibela umkhumbi i-bridge watch spotted ephuma eHaiti. I-Forward yayingaphansi kwemiyalelo eqinile ukugibela noma yisiphi isitsha esivela emanzini aseHaiti.
Amalungu ambalwa abhalisiwe namaphoyisa amabili akhethwa ukuba ahambe. Amadoda nabesifazane abayisithupha bekhuphuka phansi esiteji kusukela ekuphepheni kwesikhuni ukuya esitokisini esilindile saseCôte Guard esincane emnyama ebusuku. Ngenxa yokuthi umkhumbi wemikhumbi yemithwalo engu-82 ukhuluma isiNgisi encane, umhumushi waseHaiti uhambisane neqembu. Ezilwandle ezinzima, leli qembu laqondisa ngaphezu kwesitsha sesitayela somhlaba wesithathu esidliwa yi-rust, corrosion, kanye ne-filth. Ithimba labagibeli kumele ligijimise engozini yokuwa eLwandle oluMnyama lwaseCaribbean.
Ngaphandle kokungena emkhunjini omdala we-cargo, iqembu lebhodi labagibeli liye lahlola futhi lihlola yonke indawo yezidakamizwa, abafudukayo nezikhali, beqaphele ukuba bangadluleli kwelinye lezimbobo eziningi zokugqwala ezibekwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle komkhumbi. Isikhulu sebhodi kanye nomsizi webhodi lokugibela ibheke ibhuloho ukuhlola ama-passports, ama-visas namadokhumenti okuthumela.
Ngisho noma kwakunabalindi abayisithupha kuphela baseCôte abagibela umkhumbi wezimpahla, babekhona abaningi emuva eMbusweni owasekela. Isikhungo sokulawula ukulwa sigcina ukuxhumana okusheshayo nesifunda sesi-7 futhi sabika yonke imininingwane yokubuyela emuva kubo. Ochwepheshe be-elekthronikhi balawulwa amakhamera nezindawo zokukhanya, ukusiza izikhulu kanye nezinduna ebhuloho zihlale zibukeka kahle amadoda nabesifazane abathunyelwe ebhodini isitsha esingaziwa. Izandla zeDekk zazilinda emkhunjini wesikebhe sokuPhumela ukuhambisa abahamba nabo emkhunjini ekuphepha ngemuva kokuba umsebenzi wabo uqedile. Abanjiniyela basabela kulowo nalowo myalelo wejubane nokugxila kubasebenzi ebhuloho. Kwakukhona ngisho nompheki e-galley olungiselela isidlo esishisayo sabasebenzi ngemuva kokuqeda ukugibela. Umnyango ngamunye, isigaba ngasinye nomuntu ngamunye ogwini oluPhambili lithembele komunye nomunye ukufeza imisebenzi yabo.
Abadlali be-cutter kuwo wonke u-Coast Guard baphendula isimemo somsebenzi. Umphathi we-Coast Guard ubeke isikhashana ukunyuka kwama-patrol ubude babo bonke abakwa-medium and high-cutter cutters kule mikhumbi ngezinsuku ezingu-10 futhi banciphisa ukuvama kwamaphakathi okuhamba ngezinyawo phakathi kwabasebenzi ngokuphendula izidingo zokuphepha zesizwe ekhaya futhi phesheya. Lokhu kusho isikhathi esingaphansi ekhaya nabathandekayo nesikhathi esingaphansi ekubukeni lapho kungenziwa khona ucingo.
Abasebenzi bePhambili baqaphela ushintsho, kodwa bambalwa abonakala bekhathazekile.
"Lokhu kungase kuzwakale kungaqondakali ukuvela kumfana onamantombazane amathathu nomfazi ekhaya, kodwa sinomsebenzi wokwenza lapha," kusho uJordan. "Sizokwenza lo msebenzi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi eside kangakanani."
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-patrol yabo ihlala isikhathi eside kangakanani, abasebenzi be-Forward bazoqhubeka nokusebenza nazo zonke izinqola zokusika. Ama-crews azojikeleza amanzi asezindaweni ezikude nalabo abasondelene nemakhaya njengoba nje benza eminyakeni engu-200 eyedlule.