Chapter 20: See the Ghost Ship Again (1)
The eccentric drifting ship is located at a 320-degree azimuth and 12.5 nautical miles away from the Lisa.
The Lisha approached the adrift ship very cautiously at a very low speed, and as the distance shortened, the true face of the ship was finally revealed.
This is a large freighter with a body length of more than 200 meters and a width of more than 50 meters, although the deck is now empty, and the waterline is also high above the water, but it is conceivable that if the ship is full of cargo, the displacement will definitely be able to exceed 30,000 tons, it seems that the information displayed on the AIS is basically accurate; The green gunwales, yellow mast lights, tail lights) are on normally, and the lights on the deck are all lit up, so almost all the details on the deck can be seen quite clearly.
Sure enough, the best feature of this ship is: no one is seen!
Li Yiting looked at the telescope for a moment, frowned slightly, and turned his head to ask Captain Mo Quan.
"What kind of ship is this, and how does it look weird?" In fact, he couldn't tell exactly where the ship monster was, it was just a subconscious intuition.
At this time, almost everyone in the wheelhouse gathered on the small top deck, where the field of vision is the widest, but the area is not large, so it seems a little crowded, here is mainly used to strengthen the lookout personnel when the visibility is poor, so two high-powered telescopes are also installed on it, at this time Captain Mo Quan is using the starboard high-power telescope to observe, he has not spoken.
After a long time, he sighed softly: "This ship is actually the same type as our Lisha, but the displacement is two or three times larger, and the reason why you feel strange is only because this ship is not currently loaded with containers, and no crew members are moving...... Just now, I carefully observed the hull of this cargo ship, and I can basically determine that this is a ship that has just escaped from the storm. β
Captain Qu Yihui also spoke: "That's right, although I can't see it very clearly at night, some buildings on the ship are obviously deformed, and the hull of the ship also has obvious wave damage, which should be caused by a big storm." β
Back in this sea area, Wan Yongkun finally came back to his senses, and he asked curiously: "If we don't find this ship, will this ship become a ghost ship after drifting for a long time?" This question sounds a little naΓ―ve, but it is indeed a secret speculation in the hearts of many people.
Unexpectedly, Captain Mo Quan actually nodded: "According to the current definition of a ghost ship, this is very possible, although this ship did not sink in the storm, but it is obviously seriously damaged, and the crew is probably more than lucky, if no one rescues, it will always drift in this sea area and become a legendary ghost ship." β
Li Yiting asked a question: "I'm afraid it's not certain that there are no survivors on this ship yet, right?"
Captain Qu Yihui said with a smile: "Of course, it's just that it's nighttime, and it's probably not easy to board this freighter with a freeboard height of more than ten meters to investigate." β
Wan Yongkunqi said: "Yes, how should we go up?"
"We can only wait until dawn, when we send sailors to approach in dinghys, and then climb up to the side of the ship and lower the gangway, so that we can board the ship. After Captain Mo Quan finished speaking, everyone suddenly realized that there was still a lot of technical work here.
Nothing is as simple as you think, let alone in the middle of the ocean.