Chapter Two Thousand and Ninety-Five: The Target Mediterranean
Before eleven o'clock, Ye Tian's convoy had arrived at the port of Piraeus, and after some inspection, they entered the port area and headed straight for the wharf.
As soon as the convoy entered the port area, Matisse's voice came through the wireless invisible headphones.
"Steven, we thoroughly checked the dock where the Intrepid was moored, and we used drones to reconnoiter the other ships that were moored nearby, and we didn't find any gunmen in ambush.
At the two commanding heights near the pier, our snipers are condescendingly guarding, keeping an eye on the movement in the port, and all the ships that are ready to go to sea, we have also thoroughly checked them, and there is no problem!"
Hearing the announcement, Ye Tian immediately chuckled and said:
"It's okay, the scum of 'our cause' that should be guarded against the most will be busy dealing with the double blow of the US government and the Italian police, who are so anxious that they have the heart to ambush us.
As for the Bennano family, and the other enemies, even if they want to deal with us, they should not attack at this time at sea, after we have found the treasure of the ancient Roman shipwreck."
Having said that, Ye Tian did not relax his vigilance, and he was careful to sail the Ten Thousand Year Ship!
As soon as the convoy entered the port of Piraeus, he secretly turned on the perspective and scanned the place where the convoy passed and the situation in the port through the window glass.
Under the perspective, the situation within 240 meters around the convoy was presented in his eyes one by one, and nothing was missed.
Like most ports, the Piraeus port area is filled with containers, high and low, as well as large and small ships, vehicles, tower cranes, various buildings, etc., forming many barriers.
In this case, as long as you make sure that there are no snipers within a radius of two or three hundred meters, the distance is a little farther, because there are many barriers in the harbor, there is no firing line and angle at all!
As for the several commanding heights in the port, they are all under the control of his subordinates, so naturally there is no need to worry.
As Mattis said, there were no snipers in ambush in the harbor and it was very safe.
As he spoke, the convoy turned another corner, getting closer and closer to the docks.
The deep-sea salvage ship Brave Intrepid moored at the pier immediately broke into everyone's field of vision.
Its large and specially constructed hull, as well as the various top-of-the-line deep-sea salvage equipment on board, are instantly recognizable and stand out.
Next to the world's top deep-sea salvage vessel, there are several other vessels moored.
Anchored next to the Intrepid was a new medium-sized cargo ship, loaded with supplies, fresh water, and spare exploration equipment, a ship rented in Athens.
On the other side of the Brave Intrepid, on a floating berth not far away, there is a sleek superyacht with a length of more than 120 meters, with a blue and white hull, which is very beautiful from a distance.
The name is also very moving, the 'Blue Princess', written on the side of the bow, and the superyacht has not been in the sea for a long time, at least 90% new.
The Blue Princess has five decks above the waterline alone, and on the top deck apron at the stern, a silvery-white mid-size helicopter glistens in the sun.
During the exploration of this shipwreck treasure in the Mediterranean, the Blue Princess is the sea life and entertainment base for Ye Tian and his security personnel, as well as the company's employees, and can also be said to be a sea palace.
This superyacht is also loaded with all kinds of daily necessities, as well as exploration equipment, etc., and the draft is very deep.
Of course, this superyacht is also chartered, and it costs more than $200,000 a week.
Three luxury yachts are also moored at the three floating berths not far to the right of this superyacht.
One of them is a 60 or 70-meter-long German Lürssen superyacht, with a helipad on the bow deck on which a helicopter is parked, but it is slightly smaller.
The users of this Lürssen superyacht are representatives from the ministries of culture of the United States and Greece, as well as from major museums, and they are the base of their lives at sea.
The other two yachts are a Moone luxury yacht and a Sanlorenzo luxury yacht.
Although these two large luxury yachts are planing yachts, they are also more than 40 meters long, which is the top cargo color among planing yachts, and the appearance is very stylish and futuristic.
The two large luxury yachts were used by the two film crews from the National Geographic Channel and NBC TV, one for one TV station and one for the other yacht, without interfering with each other.
All of these ships, together make up the exploratory fleet that is about to set sail, and they are moored in a row on several adjacent floating docks, and the scene is quite spectacular.
Looking at this scene in the port, there was an exclamation in the convoy heading towards the dock.
"Steven's hand is really too big, and he can really be willing to do it, where is this to explore the treasure of the shipwreck, it is clearly to go to the Mediterranean for a vacation, to enjoy life!"
"To be honest, when I saw this scene in front of me, I even wanted to quit my job and go to work for this guy Steven, this guy treats his employees without saying anything!
In that case, I will not only be able to get a good salary, but I will also be able to travel around the world on a luxury yacht or private jet to explore treasures and enjoy beautiful landscapes, and that's life!"
Naturally, the people who were invited to participate in the expedition were the guys who were invited to participate in the expedition, as well as the guys from National Geographic Channel and NBC TV.
As for the employees of the Brave Exploration Company, as well as the many security personnel, they have long been accustomed to this kind of almost extravagant treatment, so they naturally do not make a fuss.
In the blink of an eye, the convoy had arrived at the dock where the Brave Intrepid was moored, and stopped one after another.
As soon as the convoy stopped, Mattis immediately got out of the car with a large number of security personnel, set up a cordon around the convoy, and watched the surrounding situation vigilantly.
On the other side, Jason walked towards the convoy with several company employees and security personnel, as well as the captains of several ships.
They were accompanied by several strangers, who looked like Greeks in appearance, who were supposed to be high-ranking figures in the port of Piraeus.
After confirming the safety of the scene, Ye Tian and David got out of the car and landed on the dock in Piraeus.
The people in the other vehicles also got out of the car one after another, and then stood beside their cars, admiring the large ships moored on the floating dock and close at hand.
"Good afternoon, Steven, David, and welcome to the port of Piraeus"
Jason and the others greeted Ye Tian and David.
"Good afternoon, Jason, tell me about these gentlemen."
Ye Tian bumped his fists with Jason, and then looked at the strange Greeks.
Next, Jason introduced him to the Greeks.
As Ye Tian expected, those Greeks were all high-ranking figures in the port of Piraeus.
After everyone got to know each other and exchanged a few polite words, Ye Tian introduced David and Mattis again.
At the same time, the guys who were invited to participate in this exploration operation had come closer, and naturally they had a polite greeting.
After going through the procedures on these scenes, Ye Tian said to everyone at the scene:
"Since you are involved in this exploration of the treasures of ancient Roman shipwrecks, it is important to get to know the ships in front of you, especially our company's 'Brave Dreadnought' deep-sea salvage ship, to see if it can be up to the task.
In the next few days, we will all spend time on the Mediterranean, and we should have a general understanding of the situation on these yachts, so let's go on board to visit it together, so that we can know it.
After visiting these ships, if there are any deficiencies, please be sure to point them out on the spot, so that we can correct or remedy them in time, and then everyone can go to their respective ships and wait for the sails.
Next, we will do a detailed and comprehensive inspection, and once we have made sure that there are no problems, we can leave the port of Piraeus and go deep into the Mediterranean Sea to explore the shipwreck's treasures."
"Okay, Steven, let's first visit the 'Brave Intrepid' deep-sea salvage ship, it is said that this is the world's top deep-sea salvage ship, we have long wanted to open our eyes!"
A well-known Greek archaeologist continued, full of anticipation.
"Alright then, ladies and gentlemen, please come with me"
As he spoke, Ye Tian made a gesture of please, and then led these professionals to the deep-sea salvage ship of the Brave Fearless, and boarded the big ship one after another.
Soon, more than an hour had passed.
The tour has ended, and all those involved in this exploration of the treasures of ancient Roman shipwrecks have boarded the ships and sat in their cabins or deck seats, waiting for the moment when the sails will set sail.
Two live teams from National Geographic and NBC have already set up their cameras and started filming to accumulate material for the later live broadcast.
The cables that hold several large ships untied and ready to set sail into the azure Mediterranean.
At this time, Ye Tian was sitting in the living room on the main deck of the Blue Princess with David and Jason, listening to Matisse's briefing.
"Steven, just now we used an underwater robot to thoroughly inspect the bottom of several ships, and removed the two GPS tracking devices installed on the bottom of the Intrepid ship.
These tracking devices should have been installed by the people in the port of Piraeus, or by the Greek government, as we have found on other cargo ships before.
All these GPS tracking devices have been dismantled, and when the fleet sails out of Greek territorial waters, we will block the radar signals of each ship to avoid the eyes and ears of the Greeks.
We took a final look at the fleet and every one of them was in good condition, no safety hazards were found, and all the ships were ready to set sail and ready to go!"
"Matisse, inform the captains, set sail! Let's go to the blue Mediterranean, where a great surprise may await us!"
Ye Tian picked up the walkie-talkie and said, staring at the blue sea outside the port.