Electromagnet to be used in salvage after bridge collapse

时间：2007-06-18 06:02:59

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A seven-ton electromagnet is to be used to salvage1 the missing people and vehicles after a bridge collapsed3 in south China's Guangdong Province, local maritime4 affairs department said on Sunday.
 
NANHAI, Guangdong, June 18 - A seven-ton electromagnet is to be used to salvage the missing people and vehicles after a bridge collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province, local maritime affairs department said on Sunday.

 

The 9,000-watt magnet, which has an attraction force of 30 tons, arrived at the scene early Sunday evening. Initially5 it might be used to salvage an object located 900 meters downstream from the site of bridge collapse2.

 

Experts suspected that the object was the debris6 of a vehicle about 20 meters underwater. But it was not decided7 whether the operation would be launched Sunday night, because the water was flowing fast.

 

Earlier salvage efforts by frogmen failed because the water, which is 33 to 36 meters deep, was beyond their working conditions.

 

Rescuers then tried to hook the vehicles and pull them out with cable, but this didn't work either.

 

Video images from traffic monitors showed four vehicles carrying seven people, and two bridge workers were on the bridge when it collapsed after being hit by a sand barge8.

 

Six crew members, including their captain, have been detained by maritime police.

 

The 1,600-meter-long bridge connects Jiujiang Township in Nanhai district of Foshan to neighbouring Heshan city.

 

Sections of the collapsed bridge fell onto the bow of the boat, partially9 submerging it. All 10 crew members were rescued, and two were released from hospital after being treated.

 

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1 salvage ECHzB     
v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救
参考例句：
  • All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
  • The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。
2 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
3 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 maritime 62yyA     
adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的
参考例句：
  • Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
  • The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
5 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
6 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
8 barge munzH     
n.平底载货船，驳船
参考例句：
  • The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
  • Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。
9 partially yL7xm     
adv.部分地，从某些方面讲
参考例句：
  • The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
  • The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

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