"Whew!"

With the sound of the whistle, the Weatherlight sailed out of the harbor and officially set off for the south.

Li Dong sat on the deck, wearing sunglasses and blowing the sea breeze, this was his first time at sea, it was inevitable that he was a little excited, he was ready to sleep well, but he couldn't sleep at all, although the sea breeze was very cold, but it had no effect on him.

Behind him stood two waiters, compared with Li Dong, who was wearing thin clothes, these two people were wearing thick down jackets and big cotton hats, although in December, the southern hemisphere entered the summer, but it is located in the southernmost part of South America, too close to Antarctica, and it is still sailing on the sea, so the temperature does not make people feel the heat of summer at all, but it is a good place to escape the heat, provided that you don't freeze and catch a cold.

There are more than 100 people on the whole ship, in fact, there are more than 100 people without him, although there is only one passenger on him, but such a large ship needs a lot of crew members, and there are also a lot of personnel in various departments and entertainment facilities.

Although some performers and some restaurant staff had been reduced before the trip, the total number of people still exceeded 100 in the end.

The cruise ship sailed to the Antarctic continent at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, more than 800 kilometers from the point of departure to Antarctica, and more than 900 kilometers from the nearest research station in China.

The scenery on the sea is very beautiful, the sky is blue, the sea is deep blue, the sky and the sea are lined, which cannot be seen on land, but this kind of scenery is okay to look at for a while, and after looking at it for a long time, you will feel aesthetic fatigue, because the ship is the same all around.

After watching the morning, Li Dong returned to the cabin, and the two waiters who followed him thanked God, their faces were red from the sea breeze, which was freezing.

In the restaurant, there are many seafood, sea voyages, the most important thing is seafood, lobster, crab and all kinds of fish, and many of them are what he has not seen, it is simply an eye-opener, the waiter also said that if you want to eat fresh, you can catch it fresh, there is equipment on board.

With the psychology of not eating for nothing, Li Dong opened up to eat, anyway, the catering expenses are included in the cost of the chartered boat, of course, it is impossible to eat back, millions of dollars, and it is not enough to catch it now.

The next day, the ship began to slow down, and when Li Dong walked out of the cabin, he found that there was a lot of ice floe on the sea.

"Mr. Peron. Li Dong saw the captain standing on the deck, so he walked towards the other party.

The captain does not have to drive the ship himself, his role is to set the route and use the experience of the voyage to ensure that the ship can reach its destination safely.

"Hello, Mr. Li. Belon came back to his senses and nodded slightly to Li Dong.

"There's a lot of ice floes at sea. Li Dong said that ice floes are very dangerous, although small ice floes will not cause any damage to the hull, but no one knows what is under the ice floes, maybe there is nothing below, maybe there is a huge iceberg below, the so-called tip of the iceberg, is what it means.

In times like this, the captain's experience comes into play.

The captain will judge which ice floe is dangerous and which is not dangerous based on years of experience, and the novice captain can't make such a judgment at all, of course, the old captain sometimes capsizes in the gutter, and the Titanic is the best example.

Don't look at the past so many years, technology has been very developed, but it is still not uncommon for ships to hit icebergs.

"Yes. "Global warming has led to more and more ice floes, and when I came here more than ten years ago, I couldn't see ice floes at all, but now, it's everywhere." Veron sighed.

Li Dong saw a little worry on the other party's face, but it was not a worry about navigation, but a worry about the entire Antarctic continent.

The past decade has undoubtedly been the fastest economic development in the world, but while people pay attention to the economy, they have seriously ignored environmental problems, such as tree felling, greenhouse gas emissions, and other man-made causes that have led to global warming, Antarctic warming, and melting icebergs.

Although many people have recognized this problem, and many countries have also made great efforts to protect the environment, the effect is minimal, and the speed of protection is far less than the speed of destruction, after all, no matter in any country or place, the economy is paramount, and interests will always come first.

"There's nothing wrong with our boat, right?" asked Li Dong, who really didn't want to use the hovercraft in his backpack.

"The front and bottom of the ship are reinforced, and there will be no problems for the time being. Veron said.

"What do you mean for the time being?" Li Dong noticed the question of what the other party said.

"The route of cruise ships is generally very safe, but Mr. Li, if you go to the research station, we will leave the safe route and sail into the unknown sea, so I don't know how. "Veron told the truth.

"The place where the scientific research station was established should be a safe sea area, otherwise how would the scientific research ship get in?" Li Dong asked puzzled.

"That's because the research ships are generally customized, in addition to the hull reinforcement, there is also the function of icebreaking, which our cruise ships do not have, and the research ships will not go to the research station, they will sail according to a safe route, and then transport the research personnel and materials to the Antarctic continent, and a special team will be responsible for transporting them to the research station......"

Li Dong nodded, what the captain said was right, the scientific research station should at least be in a solid place, where the ship can reach, the nearby ice shelves must not be solid, the scientific research station is built in that kind of place, once the ice shelf melts, wouldn't the scientific research station have to drift away?

Seeing Li Dong's frowning brows, Belon suddenly laughed, "Don't worry, although there is a lot of ice floe there, it should be safe overall, because as far as I know, the Huaxia scientific research station we are going to now is built on a peninsula, not an ice shelf, and there is another small bay nearby, although there are ice floes around, there are few large icebergs, so there is no need to worry too much." As he spoke, he picked up a pair of nautical charts and pointed them out for Li Dong.

“.…..”

Li Dong was speechless after reading it, what about pastime?

The cruise ship continued to sail on the ice floes, with occasional rocking of the hull, but still maintaining a certain speed and not showing any danger.

Until the evening, a few bright lights suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead, it was light, the great invention of mankind, there is electricity and light, it means that there must be people.

"Mr. Li, when you arrive, there is the scientific research station in Huaxia ahead. Belon used the walkie-talkie to inform Li Dong.

Li Dong nodded, he had already seen it.

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