Photographer captures firefighter losing his life cleaning up Dalian oil spills

July 16, 2010, an oil pipeline explosion accident happened in Dalian, the fire was put out after 15 hours of burning.  The cause of the accident was still under investigation.  According to CCTV, about 400,000 gallon of oil was spilled into the Yellow Sea, which heavily polluted over 160 square kilometers of the sea water. (The BP oil spills at the Gulf of Mexico was over 100 million gallons)

(From Daqi) A photographer, in 334 seconds, captured the death of a firefighter when cleaning up the oil spill. 

Out of curiosity, a photographer from Zhejiang aimed his camera at the Dalian firefighters cleaning up the oil spill in the ocean.  He said, “never thought he would have died…”

Two firefighters are cleaning up the water pump in the ocean.

Zhang Liang cuts the rope line between the floating water pump and the fishing boat

Zhang Liang and Han Xiaoxiong constantly enter the water to clean the trash in the water pump

Zhang Liang throws away the knife

Zhang Liang points towards the deeper end, signaling to push the floating water pump to deeper water.

As if Zhang Liang was pushed by someone, he was separated from the floating water pump

Two of them were trapped by the thick crude oil on the surface of the ocean

Two of them are sinking deeper

Half of Zhang Liang’s face are swallowed by the oil

Zhang Liang’s face is swallowed by oil, he closed his eyes with painful expression

A solider wearing camouflage shirt opens up his arms

Zheng Zhanhong enters the water and uses his momentum to constantly sweep away the black oil

Zheng Zhanzhong continuously uses his hands to sweep away the oil

Zhang Liang’s entire head is submerged by oil

Han Xiaoxiong grasps Zhang Liang’s one black hand

Han Xiaoxiong holds Zhang Liang’s hand above water

The black hand keeps on sinking

Han Xiaoxiong once again wants to lift Zhang Liang up

Zhang Liang’s hand sinks into the ocean

Two of them swam towards the little boat

Zhengzhan Hong and Han Xiaoxiong climb to the fishing boat with the ocean currents

Getting onto the boat

Helping Han Xiaohong to get on the boat

Body covered with black oil, two men screened towards the black oil

Whole body covered by black oil

People anxiously waiting at the shore

Driving the boat toward the shore

The boat reaches the shore

Rescuing Han Xiaoxiong who is passed out

Han Xiaoxiong is recued at the shore