Chapter 16: Floating Corpses at Sea
In the next two days, the sea conditions became bad again, the wind continued to increase, and it had reached the appearance of seven or eight levels, Captain Mo Quan took the initiative to come over and tell them that now the freighter should have arrived in the outer area of the storm cyclone, and the weather may be even worse in the future.
Sure enough, a large number of white waves began to appear on the sea, and there were long swells that made the ship sail particularly uncomfortable, fortunately, the direction of the swell and the course of the Lisha were not large, and the shaking was not too strong at present, plus everyone went to sea for a while, and gradually adapted to some life at sea, and there were fewer and fewer people who were seasick;
Poor Wan Yongkun did not make the slightest progress, his face was pale every day, he did not eat a grain of rice, if he hadn't drunk some water, I was afraid that the whole person would have collapsed; the only thing that had grown was that he knew that there was a place to relieve seasickness a little, and that was the wheelhouse with the largest swing. It is not surprising that the space here is relatively open, there is no inexplicable sense of depression in the cabin, and the ventilation conditions are the best, the supporting facilities are also the most complete, the original design is to let the pilot as comfortable as possible to operate the ship, so staying here makes people feel much more comfortable.
Wan Yongkun mixed up the "chair" in the cab , and one occupation is two consecutive whole days, sleepy on the chair to take a nap, he understands that even if he goes back to the cabin to sleep, he can't live in peace at all, it is better to breathe here; Liu Zichen arranged for Fat Sheng to take care of him, this most reckless rough man in the past not only does not get seasick, but is actually quite able to take care of people, which also somewhat alleviates Wan Yongkun's pain; and back and forth, the two actually chatted very well, stayed in the wheelhouse for a long time, and the two also got acquainted with the crew of the Lisha on duty, and slowly began to talk about everything.
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As Captain Mo Quan predicted, the storm had less and less impact on the Lisha.
Two days later, the wind began to weaken, although the waves on the sea did not decrease, but did not increase again, the power of the waves really weakened a lot, at least Wan Yongkun's mental state also improved a lot.
No, the ship's bell pointed to five or six o'clock in the morning, and before the dawn of the day, Wan Yongkun began to gag with a few familiar officers on duty in the wheelhouse, but Fat Sheng was still lying on the long sofa and falling asleep.
The most fearful thing about ocean voyages is loneliness and loneliness, and if the staff on duty do not chat with each other, they will soon want to doze off, which is a very dangerous thing; people who often drive on highways will probably feel the same way, straight and flat asphalt roads are easy to make people sleepy, and the same is true for open sea sailing.
So the helmsman took out the MP4 player from the beginning of work to play the energetic Disco music loudly, and several people in the cab shook their heads and moved with the music, which was not only refreshing but also appropriately reducing fatigue, and Wan Yongkun also slowly got used to this form of simple entertainment.
In the distance, the sky has just revealed a trace of fish belly white, but at this time it is still very dark, and the deep blue water has also turned into a deep black, which is even more frightening to look at, and it is impossible to guess what unknown things or even monsters are hidden in this thousands of meters of deep sea.
The Liza's sailing lights were still on, it was a regular merchant ship that had to follow the rules of avoiding collisions at sea, and at sea, the darkness before dawn was not terrible, and the glimmer before dawn was more dangerous. At this time, there are often some unruly ships that turn off their navigation lights without authorization, and the human eye's perception of the glimmer is far less vigilant than the bright lights at night, especially some small fishing boats that cannot be detected by radar, or floating objects at sea, often enter the blind spot of the watchman on duty; therefore, at this time, it is the most likely to collide with accidents.
The porthole was slightly opened, the purpose was to let some fresh air in, and the morning breeze was still a little cool, not to mention that the body that had been suffering all night was also a little weak, so Wan Yongkun, who was not in good condition, actually shivered for no reason.
This is a cold feeling! Students who like to sleep lazily all day long can't understand it.
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Wan Yongkun saw that there seemed to be a small thing on the sea in his eyes, he didn't pay much attention to it at first, because the other crew members didn't seem to move, he was afraid that he would make a fuss and make people laugh, so he held back his silence for the time being, after all, he was a complete layman, and he was still a seasick coward.
Another black and orange thing flashed from the side of the side, this time he stood up, leaned against the porthole glass and looked at the sea, still did not tell what it was, although the wind and waves at sea weakened a lot, but there were also fluctuations more than 2 meters high, so small floating objects are difficult to detect and avoid.
Wan Yongkun walked to Yu Yong, the sailor who was on the lookout, patted him lightly on the shoulder, signaling him to pay attention to the floating objects on the side, Yu Yong picked up the telescope in confusion and observed for a long time, but the little thing had already drifted to the stern and disappeared; Wan Yongkun was depressed, and coincidentally, there was another orange object approaching from the bow of the ship, he didn't want to miss the opportunity again, and hurriedly shouted: "Look!"
This shift happened to be Xia Yuanshen's turn, Wen Yan jumped down directly from the chair, walked a few steps quickly and ran to the porthole to observe, at first he didn't react, but soon his face became more and more solemn.
"The right rudder is full, the car is in two, the car is in one, stop!" The hurried command howled out of Xia Yuanshen's hoarse throat, and the Lisha freighter also tilted violently to the left in an instant, several people were unstable and were thrown to the corner, and the machine slowly stopped, and finally the roar of the engine stopped.
"What's wrong?......" Wan Yongkun asked in surprise as he leaned against the wall.
Xia Yuanshen didn't answer, he took the binoculars and continued to look at the stern, his face was blue and white.
About two minutes later, Captain Mo Quan hurriedly ran to the wheelhouse, and the ship suddenly turned sharply and stopped, as the captain, he had to go to the wheelhouse to deal with the danger as soon as possible, which was the rule and the captain's responsibility.
"Second mate, what's going on?" Mo Quan asked in a deep voice.
Xia Yuanshen finally trembled and said, "Ship...... Boat...... Captain, there are a lot of corpses on the sea! Right now, near starboard, look......"
"What! where is it?" Mo Quan was shocked when he heard this, this was not a trivial matter, he knew that the second mate could not be dazzled, let alone nonsense, could it be that a ship was killed near here?
He picked up the binoculars himself, looked at it with difficulty for a while, and then decisively ordered: "Send a life-saving alarm!"
Xia Yuanshen hurriedly responded, and the Lisha freighter made a quick and sharp alarm sound, five times in each group, which lasted for about 20-30 seconds, "Life-saving alarm, life-saving alarm!" A person who fell into the water was found on the starboard side, and a person who fell into the water was found on the starboard side...... Xia Yuanshen shouted on the radio.
Everyone was awakened, and they ran out of the hatch without having time to wear their clothes, but the crew of the ship was not too busy, but prepared two small boats according to the requirements of the life-saving process (re-equipped and loaded, it is essential to sail at sea), and waited for the captain to order the release;
Instead of throwing their heads up to the water, the men were stuck upside down in the sea, and it seemed that they could only be corpses.
At this time, the sky began to brighten, so Mo Quan confirmed the situation even more, and the two dinghys began to work intensively on the salvage under his command.
The infiltration lasted about two or three hours, and the Liza recovered a total of 11 bodies, almost filling the narrow passage on the deck of the container.
The men who fell into the sea were all strong men, and although they were all wearing brand new life jackets, none of them showed signs of life.
The morning sun did not appear in time, and the sky was covered with scaly clouds, and only the faint shadow of the morning sun could be seen.
Everyone's mood fell to the bottom in an instant.