Chapter 107 Field Investigation
After carrying a bunch of equipment from the maritime ship and taking the fishing boat driven by Zhuang Haiyang, Sun Xingyuan and the others soon arrived at the sea area where the wreck was found, and they also saw that the waves were even more turbulent than before, and they were slapping the rocks that were outcropping one after another.
Running on the sea all year round, Sun Xingyuan and others are well-informed. But for the first time, they felt the danger of ghost streams, and they really understood why the fishermen nearby would give this seemingly ordinary reef such a dangerous name.
Standing on the fishing boat rocking up and down, Sun Xingyuan frowned and said, "Ocean, has this place always been like this?"
"Well, every day at noon, it's a little quieter. At night, unless you get closer, you can't see the outcrops at all. The rolling waves basically drowned them.
I dived in this place a few times and found that there was a strong undercurrent in the morning. When there is a strong wind blowing in the sea, the situation here is even more dangerous. Perhaps because of this, there will be a ship in the early years, which accidentally hit the reef and sank.
Although I haven't looked closely, I think that in this kind of place, there must be one shipwreck and other shipwrecks. Of course, this is just my personal speculation, and if there is one, it will take time to search all the underwater in the vicinity to find out. ”
The more shipwrecks are found, the greater the value and significance of salvage in this place. Even if Zhuang Haiyang turned over the nearby seabed, there were four sunken ships that were actually found, and one had already been cleaned up by Zhuang Haiyang.
The remaining two, as long as the maritime department sends divers to carry out a search, it is believed that the remaining two shipwrecks above the hull above the exposed silt will also be found. So whether there are other shipwrecks under the silt, it is really unknown.
To Zhuang Haiyang's surprise, after listening to his speculation, Sun Xingyuan looked around and said, "This is really possible! Ancient ships are different from today's ships equipped with radar. If you don't know the route, there is a real possibility that something will happen.
In addition, in this place, the wind and waves are calm at night, and if you are not careful, you will drive the boat in, and the result will inevitably be that you will run aground and sink. By the way, you've been diving around here, have you found any other shipwrecks?"
"This place is not really there! This place, except for those who love diving, ordinary fishermen don't come here at all. I also thought this place could fish for big groupers, so I dared to come and try it. It should be two or three hundred meters deep here!"
The meaning of saying this is also to tell Sun Xingyuan that he does not have the ability to free dive. That is, after buying a professional diving suit and oxygen cylinder, Zhuang Haiyang dared to come here to play deep diving. At this point, Zhuang Haiyang is not afraid of being investigated.
Even for professional divers, the world record for freediving is just over 100 meters. But the sea area near the ghost stream is sorrowful, where there is a water depth of tens of meters, and naturally there is a sea area of 100 meters or even 200 meters deep.
The shallow water is basically washed clean by the undercurrent, which is very suitable for marine life such as abalone and lobster. In a place where it is really 100 meters deep, there are not many abalones that can be seen, only large lobsters can occasionally be found.
Therefore, the beginning of the investigation of the Zhuang Haijing Sutra. Even if the government can find out, he sold a batch of antique porcelain. The problem is that that batch of porcelain has been out of the water for many years, and there is no trace of Hailao porcelain at all, so what is Zhuang Haiyang afraid of?
After seeing the sea conditions in the sea near the wreck, Sun Xingyuan knew that if he wanted to salvage the wreck in this kind of place, he was afraid that it would not be an easy task. After thinking for a while, he said, "Near the shipwreck, how deep is it?"
In the face of the inquiry, Zhuang Haiyang shook his head and said, "I really haven't paid attention to this! Based on my experience, it should be at a depth of about one hundred to one hundred and thirty meters. Anyway, there is equipment, won't it be clear if you go down and test it?"
Even if Sun Xingyuan's attitude is good, Zhuang Haiyang really feels that dealing with these people is very laborious. Seeing that there was not much time left until dark, he still thought about going home to feed the chickens and have dinner!
"Team Sun, anyway, the equipment has been brought over, let's go down and feel the situation first. If you really have to wait for dark, it is inconvenient to start a lot of work. It's a dangerous place, so you have to be careful when you work at night. ”
One of the team members also put forward his own suggestions in a timely manner. After some discussion, two of the six members of the fishing boat who took a fishing boat with Sun Xingyuan were launched with Sun Xingyuan, including Zhuang Haiyang, the discoverer of the wreck.
The remaining three operate equipment on the fishing boat and monitor the underwater situation in real time. This set of underwater photography equipment is naturally more advanced than the one purchased by Zhuang Haiyang. Zhuang Haiyang is very envious of this, and plans to have the opportunity to buy a set in the future.
As the four of them put on professional diving equipment and put down the rope of the hoisting equipment, Zhuang Haiyang led the way in front, Sun Xingyuan and others followed behind, and the group of four people continued to dive to the deep seabed.
For people with poor psychological quality, the fear of diving alone is enough to make them daunted. Fortunately, Sun Xingyuan and others are professional divers, and they can still cope with this kind of scene.
The deeper they dived, the more Sun Xingyuan and the others could feel that the seawater flowing around them still had a certain impact. This also means that Zhuang Haiyang said earlier that there is an undercurrent on the bottom of the sea, which is really not a boast, but a real existence.
As a diver from the army, Zhuang Haiyang naturally knows some sign language. Through simple gestures, Zhuang Haiyang is also guiding everyone forward. The maritime team members on the fishing boat are also keeping an eye on the situation under the sea.
"The water under the sea is moving fast, and it is indeed more than a hundred meters deep!"
"It's really difficult to salvage a shipwreck in such a place. It's okay to have something on board, but if it's an empty ship when it comes to salvage, it's a wasted effort. That kid's diving skills really look good!"
"Anyway, they have also participated in the frogman selection in the army, and they are professional fishermen. And in the pearl farm, I worked as a professional diver for four years. Without a little level, how could the boss let him work for so long?"
While these maritime team members were chatting, Zhuang Haiyang, who finally arrived at the bottom of the sea, also began to say through gestures: "It's still ahead!"
Zhuang Haiyang, who was swimming in front, took Sun Xingyuan and his party to the location of the wreck not long after. Seeing this shipwreck that should have sunk on the rocks, Sun Xingyuan and others were also very excited and began to direct the team members to take measurements.
On the other hand, Zhuang Haiyang stood by and watched the play, not participating in the related work at all. What he did was more to provide lighting for Sun Xingyuan and others. The bottom of the sea at a depth of 100 meters is already very dark, and it is really a little difficult to see without more lights.
Coupled with the mud and sand that is washed up by the undercurrents from time to time, the visibility under the seabed is not very clear. Fortunately, Sun Xingyuan and others can clearly find that the wreck should not have been salvaged or damaged, and the salvage value is still very high.
After completing the first measurement and positioning work, Sun Xingyuan and others did not stay at the bottom of the sea for a long time, leaving the corresponding positioning equipment, and then made the gesture of 'going up'. A group of four people began to swim to the surface again.
After coming out of the water, the four found that they were not far from the fishing boat, and turned over one by one and got onto the boat. The maritime team members who stayed behind on the fishing boat also reached out and pulled a hand. Even if it wasn't for a long time, Sun Xingyuan and the three of them looked very excited and tired.
Even if you wear a professional diving suit, the water pressure at a depth of 100 meters will inevitably be uncomfortable. At least in Sun Xingyuan's view, if you want to salvage this wreck, you must dispatch a professional diving team. Ordinary divers can't do this job.
Cleaning up the sediment that has accumulated on the wreck alone takes a long time. If you want to salvage as a whole, then the amount of work is even greater. In short, the wreck looks very valuable for salvage, but no one knows whether there are goods inside.
If it really takes a lot of manpower and material resources to salvage an empty boat in the end, then this joke is really big!