vs 5 Newspaper reports
It wasn't until a fishing line in his hand pulled that Chen Dong, who had divergent thinking, back to reality.
Chen Dong pulled the line up, and the fish hooked a struggling mule, a fish that is more abundant near the Azores.
Chen Dong hooked the fish on the bait and threw it back into the sea.
The freshly caught mule can only be eaten raw, the taste is definitely not very good, the fishy smell is too strong, the meat is too hard, however, drifting at sea to survive, nothing is too particular, fish is a good thing to supplement protein and calories.
Chen Dong has been drifting in the sea, hoping to see the outline of a small island or a passing ship at the end of the sea.
Every day, it's a disappointment.
For a month, I was drifting on the sea, drinking rainwater, eating 'seafood' that I was about to vomit, my hair was messy, knotted, my clothes were wrinkled, dirty, very shabby, and my whole body smelled sour, like a beggar.
Chen Dong will think about some happy things or things to look forward to every day, YY in his heart, and do something that makes him feel interesting, because, in this case, loneliness!! Despair! Maintaining an optimistic spirit is more important than anything else.
Chen Dong understands this better than anyone.
I've been adrift on the ocean for two months.
If it weren't for Chen Dong's determination that he would be closer to the Azores every day, and that he would have more hope of seeing the islands and encountering passing ships, this kind of loneliness and despair in the vast sea would drive a person crazy-
Drifted on the sea for 3 months and 7 days.
Chen Dong was finally rescued by a passing cargo ship.
The place where Chen Rui was saved was only more than 100 nautical miles from Tulta, the nearest island in the Azores.
The cargo ship departed from Portugal with a full load of goods, crossed the Pacific Ocean, made a stopover in the Azores Argra de Marshato, obtained fuel, supplies and other supplies, and continued its departure to New York, USA.
On the third day after leaving Porto Sangra, the cargo ship ran into Chen Dong, who had been adrift at sea for more than three months.
At this time, Chen Dong was extremely exhausted.
The captain of the cargo ship is called Myerson. John, an American, about 40 years old, had a very clean beard and wore a crisp captain's uniform.
Myerson. John arranged for Chen Dong to live in a separate room on the ship, and prepared hot water and food for Chen Dong to rest for the night.
The next day, Chen Dong got up early in the morning, shaved off his beard, went to the ship's barber to cut his hair, and wore a clean dress, looking refreshed.
Chen Dong stepped onto the deck.
At this time, the sun is not big, and the sea breeze is gently blowing, and the sea breeze is mixed with a salty smell, which is very cool.
"Hey man, good morning." Myerson on deck. John greeted Chen Dong.
"Good morning, Captain Myerson, thank you so much for saving me at sea." Chen Dong said gratefully.
"It's nothing." Captain Myerson said, "How did you end up adrift at sea?" ”
"The ship I was on sank, and the inflatable raft I was on was drifted by ocean currents to a long distance from the wrecked sea." Chen Rui said.
"The passenger ship KOIZ?" Captain Myerson said.
"Yes." Chen Rui said.
"Man, you're amazing!! The passenger ship KOIZ sank more than 3 months ago, which means that you have been adrift at sea for more than 3 months, with no food and no water, which is incredible. When your story reaches the United States, it will definitely trigger widespread media coverage in the United States, and they will report on you like a hero. "Myerson. John said in surprise.
And then Myrson. John pulled out a couple of newspapers.
THE HEADLINES IN THESE NEWSPAPERS WERE ALL ABOUT THE SINKING OF THE KION KIIZ.
Chen Dong picked up a newspaper and read it, a huge shipwreck in human history! It was a front-page headline in the New York Times.
On the morning of June 14, 2001, an American passenger ship "KOIZ" with more than 700 people on board sank in the waters of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 87 people, more than 580 people were missing, and less than 40 people were rescued, which was a huge shipwreck in human history.
Chen Dong picked up another newspaper and looked at it, a big red headline, the extremely bloody scene in the shipwreck of the 'KOIZ'. ’
Underneath the title, there are several very clear color pictures.
On the morning of June 14, 2001, an American passenger liner "KOIZ" with more than 700 people on board sank in the waters of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.
According to shipwreck survivors, most of the guests were on deck when the ship "KOIZ" sank, and the sinking of the "KOIZ" was first flooded at one end of the ship, and then a large amount of seawater poured into the cabin, leaving some time for everyone to escape, which means that at least half of the people did not die with the "KOIZ" at the bottom of the sea.
When the sea rescue team arrived, there were less than 30 people left, I can think of what kind of terrible things these less than 30 people experienced at that time, the shark opened its bloody mouth, tearing and biting people who were struggling to survive in the sea, hundreds of lives were buried in the belly of the shark, bloody numbers, writing here, I can't write it down, my heart is very sad-
Half a month later.
The cargo ship arrives at the Port of Newark, New York, USA.
Because all of Chen Dong's documents were lost in the sea, it was a little more troublesome to enter the country.
However, it was only after the cargo ship's Captain Myerson gave Chen Dong a testimony for him, and Chen Dong was allowed to enter the country only by showing the only ticket for the 'KOIZ' steamship in his pocket, an inflatable raft with the 'KOIZ' logo printed on it, and proving to the US customs officers that he was a passenger of the wrecked ship 'KOIZ'.
However, because of this, Chen Dong was a passenger of the wrecked steamship 'KOIZ', and after the wreck of the 'KOIZ', Chen Dong was drifted by the ocean current far away from the wrecked sea area, and has been drifting at sea for more than three months, until he encountered the 'Gallopcarriage' (the galloping carriage) before being rescued, and this news was soon known by the American media.
The media in the United States rushed to report it one after another to confirm the authenticity of the news.
The next day, the news was reported by many media outlets in the United States.
The New York Times, prominently on the front page, had a big headline, "The modern-day Robinson, the brave adventurer at sea." ”