Chapter 36 An Inland River Vessel at the Bottom of the Sea

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"Today's temperature is 31 degrees, the southeast wind is two to three degrees, the waves are less than 0.5 meters, and the sea visibility is 20 meters, which is suitable for operational operations." First mate Bai Yancheng's voice reached everyone's ears through the ship's announcement.

Zhou You wore a tight-fitting wetsuit and waved his hand. "Board the ship!"

Twelve crew members and two salvage masters boarded the two speedboats respectively, and only the third mate Yang Enquan, the chief engineer Chuckle, and Sun Hao, who was in charge of the entire radio system, were left on the mothership.

Since it was the first day of the mission, today's figure was not heavy, and the two speedboats were going to survey about twenty square kilometers of sea. Most of the water here is about 50 meters deep, which is a clear depth for the ship's sonar system. So, it's not too hard for them.

The personnel distribution was already determined last night, one for two masters, one for one ship. Depending on the division of labor, each ship has a driver, a liaison, an operator, a guard, and two divers.

Except for the two masters, the people on the boat were all freshmen, so Zhou You was also a little relieved, and took the initiative to board the speedboat, he needed to pass on his experience to these crew members one by one as soon as possible.

The PA system on the speedboat and the system on the Ranger were all tuned to the same channel, and Zhou You shouted into the microphone: "Turn on the front and bottom sonar, the observer should pay close attention to the anomaly, and the mothership analyst needs to analyze the anomaly in time." Captain Lin Jiapei, Chief Engineer Chakel, always vigilant and ready for rescue. ”

"YESIR," their voices came over the radio.

"Departure......" Zhou You shouted loudly. The speedboat made a splash behind the ship and quickly broke away from the mothership and into their respective areas

Search Scope.

In this area, large sharks are rare due to the lack of water depth. However, because it is a tropical water, in addition to sharks, there are various sea snakes and venomous marine life to guard against. It is also for this reason that the divers are not afraid of the heat and wear foamed wetsuits.

The search on the vast sea is very boring. According to the connection with the positioning system on the mothership, the speedboat combed through the vast sea over and over again according to the pre-planned survey route.

Therefore, this kind of work does not seem so thrilling and exciting, most of the time, people are doing repetitive work.

After searching for more than two hours, I found a difference on the bottom of the sea, and I went into the water with two divers in full armor. However, Zhou You was not ready to take action in person, but took an underwater assault rifle to protect them.

After the four of them went to the sea, they gradually approached the protrusion of the seabed, and due to the wrapping of the sediment on the seabed, it was not possible to see what shape it was at present, but the chirping of the metal detector made it clear to everyone that this place was definitely not a natural formation.

The person who traveled with Zhou You was Master Qin, and he didn't start directly, but swam around this protrusion, and made a sailor's gesture to Zhou You, telling him that this should be a small metal boat.

In fact, Zhou You had already seen it, but he didn't intervene and wanted to see the true ability of this Master Qin.

The ship was about 20 meters long, and according to the shape analysis, it should have flipped on its side and landed on the seabed, and due to the cover of sea mud and aquatic life on the bottom of the sea, only the approximate situation could be seen.

However, judging from the current situation, it should be an inland river flat-bottomed boat, so this makes Zhou You a little curious why the river boat is silent in the sea.

After Master Qin judged the shape of the ship, he swam directly to the position of the hatch, wanting to see what the situation was. After groping for a while, he opened a door, and the bottom of the water immediately became muddy, startling a field of fish, shrimp, crabs, and shellfish.

There was also a sea serpent, which writhed its swaying body in panic and quickly disappeared from sight.

Before they could catch their breath, various debris emerged from the cabin due to the effect of the suction, including two skulls and several human bones.

Zhou You and Master Qin didn't react in any other way, but Feng Haijun and another crew member named Wang Dong, when they saw the skull, they were all startled and dodged away in panic.

Wang Dong couldn't help but squirt out a stream of food residue from his mouth, and then immediately rose to the surface of the water.

The most dangerous thing for a crew member who has not experienced this environment is to start this stage. On the one hand, the psychological factor is not enough, you know, as long as it is a shipwreck on the bottom of the sea, there will be countless corpses, and Zhou You once searched for a troop transport ship in his previous life, with more than 2,000 corpses on it, turning into skeletons.

Later, it was found out that the ship belonged to Italy, and the Italian government also spent two million dollars to buy back the corpses and let the soldiers be buried in peace.

On the other hand, novice divers are not skilled enough to make small mistakes, but in this mysterious seabed, sometimes a small mistake can lead to the loss of life.

Just like Wang Dong now, when he sees these skulls, he can't help but vomit. If you vomit on the shore, there is still the possibility of choking, and at the bottom of the water, that is a percentage of you will be choked by the water, and if you are not careful, you will die.

Zhou You immediately followed him to the surface of the water, and sure enough, he vomited out the compressed air hose when he vomited, and now there is no air supply, which is still a trivial matter, because anyone can bear it for tens of seconds.

The main thing is that when he vomits, there must be food residues stuck in his throat, trachea, and even in his nasal cavity, and now that there is no air supply, he immediately panics.

Before he could rise to the surface, he choked on a few mouthfuls of water. However, although he is a novice, he has also undergone rigorous training, and he quickly adjusted himself and did not pass out.

Zhou You tugged at his harness and took him back to the water, and as soon as he got back to the water, he vomited again, and it took a while to regain his composure.

Master Qin and Feng Haijun also returned to the water, Master Qin was fine, and Feng Haijun's face was not very good. For many people, they are not afraid of the living, but they are afraid of corpses, but they do not know that those corpses have lost their souls, and they are no different from pork sold in the vegetable market.

It's as simple as taking them to a cadaveric farm in the United States or visiting some morgues when you have time.

However, some people with poor psychological quality may not be able to change in a lifetime.

Pulled onto the speedboat by other crew members, Wang Dong said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I didn't hold back for a while." ”

"It's okay, novice, forgive." Zhou You took a bottle of pure water handed over by other crew members, took two sips and said to Master Qin, "Master Qin, what kind of ship do you think the ship below?" ”

Master Qin pondered for a while and said, "Since it is a steel ship, it won't be too long. If this kind of flat-bottomed inland ship runs out to sea, then there is only one possibility. This should have been when Japan invaded Southeast Asia, and the ships that were hiding from the Japanese army may have run here and were sunk by the Japanese navy. ”

Zhou You nodded and said, "I think so too." But now there is another problem, the Japanese generally do not sink civilian ships, they only rob. Now that the ship was sunk, it is also possible that it was the ship of the Resistance at that time. If it is such a vessel, then there is no salvage value. ”

Master Qin said: "We only see the intact side, and we are not sure about the specific reason for the sinking of the ship. Anyway, the depth of the sinking of this ship is not deep, so we should investigate it first to know if it is worth salvage. ”

Zhou You turned around and asked, "Navy, are you afraid?" ”

He stiffened his grip and said, "Don't be afraid! ”

Zhou You laughed and said, "Don't brace it, if there is any situation, you will come up immediately." If it is a ship that is hiding from the Japanese army, there will definitely be no fewer dead people on it, so you have to be mentally prepared. ”

He nodded, and couldn't help asking, "Boss, why aren't you afraid?" ”

Zhou You laughed and said: "I'm only afraid of the living, what is there to be afraid of the dead!" ”

Now that you've determined that there's a shipwreck underneath, it's time to do some preparations. Lighting tools, crowbars, and bags for harvests.

As for the wreck, there is no need to salvage it until it is determined whether it has historical value, because the cost of salvaging it and towing it back may be higher than its actual value.

After thinking about it, Zhou You said to Xie Hui, who was in charge of monitoring: "Cut off the signal of the recorder, this time we don't have camera equipment." ”

"Okay, do you want to destroy the materials that started recording?"

When the seabed is salvage, the process is usually recorded, which can be used as a teaching in the future, and it is also a record document, which can be sold to TV stations.

But Zhou You felt that since it was a ship to avoid the Japanese, there might be some treasures on it. There used to be a lot of gold mines on Kalimantan, and if you found a sum of gold on it, you wouldn't care about the money you paid for selling it to the TV station.

Launched again, Zhou You took the lead this time, and handed over the underwater assault to Feng Haijun and asked him to be on guard. Although there are not many large sharks here, even small sharks can easily bite them to death in the water.

Along the hatch that Master Qin had just opened, Zhou You took the lead in swimming in, and their entry also made the cabin muddy, Zhou You grabbed the rudder of the ship, Master Qin caught him, and the two of them had time to look around.

Above them, several corpses were densely packed together, and because their clothes were rotten, it was impossible to tell who was who.

It was a bit scary, but neither of them cared. Master Qin has been in this industry for decades, this situation is commonplace, and Zhou You is also experienced, there are less than ten corpses in front of him, just pediatrics.

They didn't pay attention to the top of their heads, but to their feet, because it was possible to have what they wanted beneath the mud of the sea. (To be continued.) )