Chapter 172: Uninhabited Island
By this time, it was already getting brighter.
Just after most of the women on the deck had descended to the lifeboat, someone on the second officer's side pointed to a dark shadow in the sky and shouted, "Land, there is land nearby." We are saved!"
This shout also made Lu Ming and the others cheer up.
Liang Shaoyang hurriedly took the telescope and looked at the sky.
"Mo Bing, there seems to be an island there!" he said as he looked at Mo Bing in surprise.
Lu Ming also hurriedly grabbed the telescope and took a look, only to see that about four or five nautical miles away from the wreck site, an island about ten kilometers long appeared on the sea.
"Bai Xiaoyi, we are saved!" he said excitedly as he hugged Bai Xiaoyi.
At a distance of four or five nautical miles, as long as they can swim, plus the buoyancy of life jackets, they have a good chance of swimming over.
Knowing that there was an island nearby, the people who remained on the deck rejoiced.
They pulled furniture and mattresses out of the cabin and prepared to swim to the island in a moment.
At this moment, the pleasure boat shook violently, and it seemed that it was about to sink immediately.
All the people screamed, and their hearts rose to their throats.
But after shaking a few times, the boat stopped moving.
"The ship is at the bottom, and there is a reef down there to hold the ship!" exclaimed one of the crew members excitedly.
"Amen, thank God!" I heard that the cruise ship is no longer sinking.
Many tourists knelt down and bowed to the rising sun, drawing crosses on their chests. Thank God for not forsaking them in the most dangerous of times.
"yes. It's so good, the ship can't sink!" Lu Ming silently shed tears, took Bai Xiaoyi's hand, and hugged Liang Shaoyang, Mo Bing and others.
It wasn't until the sun was fully rising that the mood of the people on board gradually stabilized.
They had already identified a small island not far away.
The pleasure boat was indeed as the second mate said, and it was stranded on the submarine reef at an exaggerated angle.
The bottom of the boat is already completely flooded. Only the buildings on the upper deck are still exposed to the water. Now, there are only two lifeboats cruising around the boat.
The other lifeboats had long since been carried by the currents in the darkness of the approaching dawn.
"We have to get back to that island. Because if there is a strong wind and waves, the ship will move at any time and continue to sink into the sea. The second deputy came over with a gloomy face and said to Mo Bing, Liang Shaoyang and the others.
His intention was obvious, to use the two lifeboats to land on the island.
But since he was the culprit of the previous ship hijacking, those on the ship would not trust him at all.
Mo Bing urgently approached Liang Shaoyang, Lu Ming, and the few crew members who were still left behind to discuss this matter.
"The second mate and his men are experienced sailors. We need him to get us all to the island. However, you must be careful with them to prevent them from causing any more trouble!"
After discussion, they decided to let the second mate take two sailors to drive a lifeboat, and George and Ren Hongyi to drive a lifeboat and carry a boatload of people to the island to ask for help. When they had transported the people to the island, they left the men to wait on the island, while the other sailors returned to pick up the remaining passengers.
The second officer did not object to this suggestion.
In fact. He is now in extreme danger, and his desire to survive has left him too late to think of other harmful ideas.
Then, two lifeboats carried more than 20 surviving tourists, men and women, to the other side of the island.
Liang Shaoyang, as the leader of this expedition, was on the ship commanded by Ren Hongyi. He will stay on the island in search of rescue.
And on the deck of the cruise ship, there were nearly thirty people left.
Due to the action of the tide, the lifeboat was quickly pushed by the waves to the island and disappeared.
Mo Bing and Lu Ming's hearts both raised their throats.
But they believed that Liang Shaoyang and they would definitely find a place to land on that island.
If someone is found on that island, even if it's a lighthouse, they will quickly locate the shipwrecked ship and send the word out.
"Mo Dong, our machines are all soaked in water. At this time, two employees of Renault found Mo Bing with a bitter face and said.
Since the shipwreck happened in the middle of the night, everyone was in a hurry to escape, so no one had time to bring those instruments and equipment.
When I think about it now, the lower deck is soaked in seawater, and I can't get out of the electronic equipment.
"It doesn't matter, some of our instruments are waterproof. As long as the memory block is still there, there is no problem with the previous record. Mo Bing said.
But don't think about recording the current scene. Moreover, they are not able to communicate with satellites through live streaming equipment.
In other words, before Liang Shaoyang found a way to communicate on the island, they completely cut off contact with the mainland.
"Let's try to gather as much as we can use. It's a good idea to bring plenty of food and water. Lu Ming said.
"Hmm. Supplement your nutrition first. I don't know if there are any people on this island. Maybe we have to prepare a lot of things ourselves. Mo Bing also agreed with Lu Ming's opinion.
The man and several crew members who stayed on the deck were extremely familiar with Lu Ming.
So as soon as I heard him, I took the initiative to move things with him.
Soon, they found some food and bottled drinks from the restaurant.
The men sat on the deck and had a hasty breakfast.
Then, they start to organize things like sheets, blankets, clothes, and tools and materials that they might need later.
Busyness makes time pass a little faster.
At noon, George and Ren Hongyi came back first in a lifeboat.
"Did you find help?" Mo Bing hurriedly asked.
"Mo Dong, this is an uninhabited island. There's nothing on the island!" Ren Hongyi said with a sad face.
"Uninhabited island?" Mo Bing and the others were stunned.
"It's good that we found land, otherwise I don't know how dangerous it would have been!" said George, cheerfully.
"yes, we're lucky to be able to meet land!" As soon as he said it, everyone became happy.
"What about Liang Shaoyang?" Mo Bing was most concerned about Liang Shaoyang's safety.
"Mr. Li led the people who went to the island first to check on the situation on the island. He said that he would first find a place to live, and then everyone would slowly figure out a way!" Ren Hongyi said.
"Hmm. Hearing that Liang Shaoyang went to the island smoothly, Mo Bing was relieved.
"Then let's hurry up to the island!" someone was already eager to get down to the lifeboat.
"Since it is an uninhabited island, then everyone should bring more food and water to it, because the people on the island have not eaten yet!" Bai Xiaoyi and Lu Ming knew the difficulties of life on an uninhabited island, and immediately proposed.
"Let's go up two less first, transport more things, and build a camp first!" Mo Bing said to Ren Hongyi.
"Lu Ming, this time you and Bai Xiaoyi should also go to the island first. "Mo Bing
Na thought for a moment, turned to Lu Ming and said.
She wants to make sure that every group of people who go to the island has the people she believes in the most.