Chapter 587: Despair

However, when the news spread, the surrounding countries in recent times can only express their regret euphemistically. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The spokesman of Huaxia News immediately announced Huaxia's determination to provide humanitarian relief at sea and expressed his willingness to provide more meteorological information. It's just that in the face of such bad natural weather, the Chinese side can only be powerless.

South Korea also issued a statement saying it was willing to facilitate the rescue. But what exactly is offered, no one knows.

As for the countries of South Asia, just say it verbally, and no one will count on them.

What happened to the Sapphire, which forced the U.S. government to issue such a low-profile call for help.

Is this still the America that is high above and cannot be beaten?

More than 1,000 kilometers away is Guam, one of the largest overseas bases of the United States, as well as Yokosuka Naval Base, and Okinawa, where powerful American troops are stationed. Could it be that even the US military can't do anything about it?

The situation with the Sapphire is very unpromising.

It had been tossing and turning in huge waves for three hours, and both the tourists and crew on board were already physically and mentally exhausted.

The helmsman at the helm rotated every twenty minutes, from the captain to the first officer, the second officer, the third officer, and then to the three helmsmen in the cockpit, and they were so tired that their whole body was trembling.

Everything that could move on the outer deck was gone, and the cabin was a mess. Dozens of service personnel and sailors are holding on to the handrails on the side of the passage, moving step by step towards each cabin. They open the door with the key without the guest's consent, violating the guest's privacy.

But no one could raise their voices against it, they couldn't even open the door.

The attendants and sailors were to move all the guests to the public hall on the first floor of the Sapphire.

The Sapphire is one of the top 10 most luxurious cruise ships in the world, and has only been on the water for two years. The younger the ship, the more advanced its supporting scientific and technological facilities will be. The Sapphire's first-floor public lobby has been specially remodeled, with special reinforcement and a separate air supply system, in addition to hidden car seats.

This is also the reason why in many disaster movies, if a cruise ship sinks, everyone evacuates to the lobby. In addition to safety reasons, the more crowded people are also convenient for the rescue team to rescue in a unified manner.

The media in China immediately carried out a large number of follow-up reports on the geographical advantage.

There are also TV stations that invite experts to explain to the audience their biggest doubts about why the government is unable to do anything about the Sapphire as it struggles in the waves.

"Everyone knows that the United States is the most powerful country in the world. With the most advanced equipment in the world, whether it is in the air or at sea, it is far superior to other countries. Even many of the standards for sea rescue were set by them. ”

The expert sat in the guest seat and talked to the audience in front of the TV, "But everyone should pay attention to the fact that this is the waters of Japan, and even if an aircraft carrier rushes over, it will take time." ”

"And the local sea is extremely unusual, with huge waves outloud than the wind. Even if there are rescue boats, they can't go out to sea in huge waves. ”

"This sapphire incident is a great test of the U.S. government's ability to govern. ”

"If the Sapphire capsizes under the noses of the whole world, the anger in the hearts of the American people will definitely reach its peak in an instant. ”

"Then Professor Wang, how long do you think the Sapphire will last?" the moderator asked at the right time.

"I have here a copy of the technical information on the Sapphire that was released to the public by the White House a few minutes ago. According to the information, the Sapphire sailed all the way from the Bering Sea, and the fuel reserves on board were running out. Add to that the fact that they are constantly running at full power to fight the wind and waves, so within one to two hours, they will run out of fuel. Once the fuel runs out, it can only go with the flow. ”

……

Under the strong orders of the White House, the Japan Coast Guard had to continue to send small speedboats to the Sapphire cruise ship.

This time, reporters and photographers from U.S. News Network risked their lives in a wave-piercing speedboat.

But when the picture came, the American people became more and more angry. If the small speedboat can get close to the Sapphire, why not come to the rescue? Do the reporters eat, they only know how to pat pat and pat the government? What about the American troops who defend them?

Half an hour later, the storm did not abate at all.

"What can the government do?"

"If the Sapphire is in danger, then I will emigrate, the country has lost its meaning of existence. ”

"Does the government want us to witness the tragedy of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center once again, and let us watch it and be powerless to watch it go down?"

"If you play it well in the movie, it doesn't matter if the army can't. In reality, it's bullshit, garbage. ”

"Oh my God~ Everyone, watch TV, the Sapphire has completely lost power. ”

"Oh buy karma!"

"I'm a frontline correspondent for CBS in Japan, the Sapphire...... Having lost momentum, may God be with us. "Above the stormy sea, a speedboat is cruising with difficulty.

The sturdy reporter was clutching the guardrail with one hand and yelling at the microphone.

The camera shook violently, and the audience in front of the TV was full of roaring winds and the sound of torrential rain.

With the Sapphire, no longer adjusting its course to fight the wind and waves, as the captain radioed, came the tired sentence "The fuel has run out, I did my best, let's pray." ”

People around the world who were watching the news fell silent.

In the picture, the blurred sapphire rises and falls in the rain, and countless American people are praying.

……

Perhaps there is an unknowable being in the dark, who hears the voice of prayer.

Gradually, people found that the waves that had been roaring were unusually decreasing.

The original wave of eleven or twelve meters has slowly become tens of meters, and then eight or nine meters. In just five minutes, even the audience could clearly judge the small waves according to the undulation of the reporter's wave-piercing speedboat.

"God forbid, I'm Frontline Journalist Basilt. The waves have become smaller, the waves have become smaller, and the government has sent ships and planes to come over. ”

The White House, which has been bombed indiscriminately by the masses across the country for several hours, finally dares to speak out at this moment.

"With our cooperation, the Japan Coast Guard will send two tugboats to the sea where Sapphire is located, so that we can refuel the Sapphire together. ”

Suddenly, there was a cheer on the Internet.

As long as the waves get smaller, then ......

This moment, no one could have predicted. The surface of the sea, which had gradually become gentle, suddenly rolled up a monstrous wave.

The huge wave was like a majestic wall, swept from afar with a momentum of fifteen meters high.

At this moment, all the weather stations on several nearby islands are frantically alarming.

The speedboats who received the news were immediately frightened, and they were ready to flee the scene at full speed, only the CBS film crew remained.

"I believe that a miracle will happen, and we would like to be with the Sapphire. I would like to be with one hundred and twenty crew members, two hundred and twenty-one passengers. ”

"God will bless us, and the American people who are praying will bless us. ”

"Let's ...... Pray together for the Sapphire. ”

In the last sentence, the reporter Basit was already roaring, but the audience in front of the TV could no longer hear his roar, and their ears were full of rumbling waves like the end of the world.

The camera began to shake violently, and the photographer let out a terrifying scream.

The ghost is obsessed, and the decades-old sailor who has been hired by a lot of money scolds in despair.

"Boom~"

A curtain of water swept across the sky, accompanied by the sound of crashing and slapping, and the audience who witnessed this moment found that the picture was turned upside down, and the whole world was turned upside down.

Then there is the crazy splashing of the sea, and at the end of the picture, the Sapphire, which has been struggling in the huge waves for several hours, is thrown into the sea by the huge waves and can no longer be flipped.

I don't know how many people around the world have witnessed this moment through television and the Internet.

This was a catastrophic moment, as if countless people were powerless to watch the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers.

At this moment, the people of the United States forgot to breathe.