Section 140 The Gersopa Shipwreck
There is a legend around the world about a ghost ship in the Atlantic.
In the vast North Atlantic, there was a 'ghost ship', which floated to and fro, uncertain, and when the ship appeared, its image was tattered and decayed, and the sailors and fishermen in the vicinity could often listen to the strange sounds of the ship, crying, sighing, and footsteps, but it was not long before the ship disappeared into the vast sea.
Legend has it that the ship dwells the souls of those who died at sea.
'Santa Maria. The Formosa became the most famous 'ghost ship' of the 21st century.
There are many legends about it.
The photos of the crew lounge and the 3 minutes and 12 seconds video taken by Chen Rui often appear on the Internet in various countries and are reprinted very frequently.
After Hollywood screenwriters tasted the sweetness of the box office success of the film "In Search of the Sunken Spanish Gold Ship - Lucky Star", which is adapted from Chen Rui's adventure story "Lucky Star", they have begun to set their sights on "Santa Maria. Formosa's ghost ship is over.
'Santa Maria. The ghost ship Formosa has a strong story and is easy to adapt, and horror and suspense movies are easy to hit the box office with a small budget.
Plus about 'Santa Maria. The ghost incident of the Formosa ghost ship has attracted a lot of attention around the world, and the wave of attention has not subsided.
Adapted 'Santa Maria. The Formosa 'ghost ship movie' has so many success factors.
As long as the movie is not too badly made, the audience can't stand it, and it's hard to succeed.
In the last week, it was announced that it was going to start filming a film based on real people and real events'Santa Maria. News of the film of the ghost ship Formosa appeared in the newspapers.
Even Zheng Xiuquan, a new generation of famous Chinese directors, announced to the media that he was going to start filming an adaptation of 'Santa Maria. Movie of the ghost ship Formosa'.
When the media interviewed him, he also sent an invitation to Chen Rui, inviting Chen Rui to join the drama team as a special guest screenwriter of the crew.
Chen Rui directly refused, so he didn't have time to play with them-
Chen Rui drove the speedboat out of 'Santa Maria. Formosa' cargo ship.
Begin to continue the search for Atlantis, which has sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Chen Rui stopped the speedboat in a sea area.
Chen Rui dived into the sea.
The water is relatively deep, 2, 300 meters, the visibility is very low, there is only a trace of light, and the water is very cold.
The water pressure was very high, and Chen Rui felt a little pressure, but for Chen Rui, this pressure could almost be ignored.
But if it were an ordinary person, at the bottom of the sea of 2 or 300 meters, the huge water pressure would have flattened people a long time ago.
Chen Rui wears a waterproof mineral lamp and holds a metal detector in his hand.
Walking in the sand and gravel of the seabed, walking on the ground is like walking on the ground, walking freely.
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in front of Chen Rui's eyes, lying quietly on the undersea beach like a giant.
Chen Rui's spirit was shocked and swam over.
Swimming closer, Chen Rui found that it was a huge hull wreckage, mottled hull, rusty, and crooked mast, silently telling the tragic fate of the ship.
The ship has been immersed in the cold, gloomy waters for hundreds of years.
The hull was a small half buried in the sand, the deck, and the cabin was mostly exposed.
It was a steamship with huge paddlewheels on both sides, and the hull of the ship was iron.
This is a steamer.
The power, the steam engine, was propelled by huge paddlewheels mounted on both sides, the shell was iron, and Chen Rui could speculate that it was a ship from the early 19th century to the mid-19th century.
Because, before the 19th century, human beings have been using wooden sailing boats as a means of water transportation, and after the middle of the 19th century, propellers have replaced paddle wheels for power propulsion.
This is a British transport ship.
Chen Rui saw a string of English letters on the side of the ship. The English alphabet though obscured by rust.
But Chen Rui could still vaguely recognize Gairsoppa, the 'Gelsopa'.
From the beginning of the 19th century to the middle of the 19th century, there were only a few English-speaking countries.
United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada.
Sunk in the middle of the Atlantic, 500 nautical miles east of the Azores and 600 nautical miles west of Western Sahara, there is only one possibility, and that is the British transport.
Chen Rui swam into the cabin.
Found a streak of items in the cabin.
Porcelain, bronze, some gold and silver coins, silver cutlery, ornaments.
Of course, there may be other items, but unlike the Lucky Star, the Spanish Lucky Star is buried in the sand and has been isolated from the air and sea for a long time, and the items have been well preserved.
Much of the deck and cabins of the Gelsopa are exposed to seawater, and with the exception of porcelain and metal objects, the rest of the ship has been immersed in seawater for nearly 200 years, making it difficult to preserve.
Chen Rui can speculate that the 'Gelsopa' departed from China and circled the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa to reach the United Kingdom.
From the beginning of the 19th century to the middle of the 19th century, the Suez Canal was not yet navigable, and ships from China or India to Europe could only reach Europe by circumnavigating the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and passing through the middle of the North Atlantic.
The 'Gelsopa' is carrying Chinese cultural relics.
Whether it is the looting, acquisition or so-called 'archaeological discoveries' of these Chinese antiquities.
Chen Rui didn't want to speculate, these were meaningless.
Among these Chinese cultural relics, bronze ware accounts for the majority, and porcelain, gold and silver coins, silver tableware, and ornaments account for only a very small part.
Chen Rui put these items into the pregnant Haizhu space.
Chen Rui continued to search in the cabin.
A sealed box was found in the captain's quarters.
After the search is completed, it is confirmed that nothing is missing.
Chen Rui entered the pregnant Haizhu space.
Took stock of the harvest.
There are a small number of porcelain, but there are many fine products, and the most worthy of Chen Rui's attention is a bowl.
The bowl carcass is very thin, the glaze layer is very thick, there is a jade-like texture, the glaze has a very fine opening piece, in the shape, solemn dà square, exquisite craftsmanship.
This is a Ru kiln porcelain, which should be called Song Ru kiln azure glazed bowl.
Chen Rui took a closer look again.
The glazed opening piece is textured and hairy, which is a crab claw pattern.
At the bottom of the bowl there is a nail, the size of a sesame seed, which is a sesame nail.
Chen Rui can be sure that the bowl in his hand is a genuine Ru kiln porcelain.
As far as Chen Rui knows, there are very few works handed down from Ruyao, and it is rumored that there are less than 100 pieces, and the value is not cheap.
This Song Ru kiln azure glazed bowl is very well preserved, and the craftsmanship is exquisite, and it is enough to cause a sensation in the antique circle when it is born.
Tens of millions, or even more than 100 million.
Gold and silver coins, in small quantities, have a certain collectible value.
If you want to sell them, these gold and silver coins are worth between 1,000~20,000 US dollars.
Bronze, the vast majority.
After Chen Rui counted them, he found that all these bronzes were from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. R1152