The weather at sea is not good, but from the current season, it must not be bad, after all, it is now the beginning of December, and if you have too many illusions about God, it is better to stay at home and be a family man quietly.

Cloudy days have not deterred fishermen from making money, especially for those who have just switched to a new career, and the port of Gloucester has been busy again this year at a rare time of year, with half-new or brand-new flat-deck crab and shrimp fishing boats sailing out of the harbor and heading out for the extremely cold northern seas.

It was not too early for Bei Hai to set off with a small fleet of two small boats, but it was by no means late, so he started his first trip to catch shrimp and crabs in Greenland along the main stream.

The ship was very lively, and for the first time all the sailors on the two ships of the Asterisk and the Arrow had gathered together to go to sea, a dozen or so men, most of them young men, and now that they had rested for a while, it was the time when they were at their most energetic, and the whole cabin was full of laughter.

The only place that does not have much joy is the bridge of the Crab Claw, now the bridge sight is much better than the Arrow, mainly because the bridge of the Crab Claw can naturally be built high, the bridge of the Crab Claw is a few branches away from the deck to seven meters high, almost twice the size of the Arrow, standing on the bridge Bei Hai If you don't stretch out your head, you can't see the flag of the Crab Claw hanging on the bow flagpole at one time.

Not far behind the big crab claws, Diego and Marlene's boats were followed by Diego and Marlene, and Bei Hai only had to turn his head to see the lights from the positioning lights on the masts of the two ships.

"Hull, do you want to slow down?".

As soon as he got out of Newfoundland, Diego, who was following behind, asked Bei Hai for a builder.

"We're only twelve knots now. It can't be any more slow, or the crew won't be able to make it to Christmas this year," Bei Hai directly denied Diego's construction.

As soon as Newfoundland was released, the temperature rate dropped rapidly. Although it was now past eight o'clock, it was still gray when I looked out through the porthole, and I couldn't see anything from a few dozen meters away. It was the first time that Bei Hai had encountered such a large gray fog. The whole world was gray and black, and even the sea was almost the same color.

Diego's construction is very pertinent, but Bei Hai has a ball and a fritter and a dog to guide the way underwater, ensuring that there will be no problems within the safe range of the three boats, so naturally you can drive without slowing down.

Behai had already calculated the time more precisely, and it would take about a week and a half from Gloucester Harbour to the crab spot, and then leave the cage and return to Juliana Hob, which could be said to be a day or two before Christmas, when the Mustang cargo would come to Julian Hob to bring the crew back to enjoy a four-day Christmas, and two days after Christmas the crew would follow the plane back to the ship. Next, go collect the crab pots.

From this plan, there is not much time to waste in the whole journey, and it is almost as precise as a cog, unless everyone is willing to give up the traditional Christmas with the family, or at least reach the fishing grounds at the current pace.

"Soon we may encounter the iceberg belt, isn't this too dangerous" Marlene also asked Bei Hai in the intercom at this time.

The glacier belt refers to the time when the glacier floats on the sea surface with the ocean current, and the part of the iceberg that is exposed to the sea is often only a small piece, but the part under the sea is not only the largest but also the most fatal. There's not even room to dodge, not even if there's a sudden brake on the ship, not to mention that there's no such thing on the ship.

If you're lucky enough or know a lot about the icebergs here, you might just run into the culprit who crashed the Titanic into the Atlantic. Of course, if you hit it, then you might sink to the cold bottom of the sea with the Titanic.

"It's okay, I'm on the radar here, I've spent a lot of effort on this thing" Bei Haizhi took his own radar as a shield. I have to say that the Big Crab Claw is not outstanding in anything, but this radar is very prominent, and this thing was not ordered from an electronics company, but from Bei Hai's own research institute. It is the result of the research of Leopold's leading group, although it is not as good as the American military radar. But it's much better than the average fishing boat radar.

"I hope your thing is as good as the old guy said, if it weren't for us, we might have had a lot of fun," Diego said to Bei Hai.

If Bei Hai just relies on radar, he will naturally not joke with his own life, there are still three friends underwater, if Bei Hai is going to hit the iceberg in this way, then it can only be said that Bei Hai will come out and hit the iceberg this time, it is inevitable, if not, how can there be such a chance.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to make fun of my life on the ship, or who's going to pay them for their research," Behaihaha said jokingly.

"I hope so!" Diego smiled as he listened.

"Okay, I'll change the first mate's side to take care of it, and I'll go to rest for three or four hours immediately" Marlene decided that the three of them had nothing to say here, so they directly mentioned the stubble of rest.

Bei Hai couldn't help but feel a little sleepy when he heard it, you must know that although he had just come out of the port, it was two hours to enter the port, and it was mainly to fill up the fuel and then resupply and leave the port, and the three captains had not closed their eyes here. It's a pity that Bei Hai can't rest at this time, and others can still find a first mate to replace him, but Bei Hai can't do it here, Matt and the fritters don't have any brainwave connection.

"I haven't taken a break either," Diego said.

"What about you, Hull?"

"I forget it, no matter how I say it, I have to wait for this gray fog to dissipate, or out of this ocean current so that I can sleep" Bei Hai has not slept all night, but now is not the time to sleep, three ships are sailing on the iceberg belt, that is to say, it is likely that there is a deadly thing not far ahead, Bei Hai said that the radar works, but in his heart he still prefers to believe that the three fritters in the water.

"Then you're busy, let's go sleep for a while," Diego said before hanging up the intercom.

Bei Hai put down the intercom for about an hour, turned on the entertainment facilities on the ship, listened to the music, put the songs in Lincoln Park to the maximum, hummed while beating the beat with his hands, and poured himself a cup of coffee from time to time, relying on these things to refresh himself and support himself not to fall asleep.

"That's so interesting."

Xu Hui pushed the door and saw Bei Hai shaking his head and twisting his body with the song, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he looked at it for a while before he said loudly.

"Up?" Bei Hai stopped, turned off the music, and asked Xu Hui.

At this time, Xu Hui was dressed like a big orange ball, and the whole person was tight, not only gloves but also a cotton hat with a pullover, so it can be said that all the places that could be covered except for the eyes were covered. Even so, Xu Hui, who came in from outside, still has some white frost stains on his eyelashes, which shows how the temperature is outside.

"It's more than nine o'clock, of course I'm going to get up," Xu Hui took off his gloves, then ripped off the hat on his head and threw it on the chair next to the door: "This ghost weather looks everywhere and sees nothing, everything you can see is all the same color, which makes me feel a lot worse all of a sudden, when will the sun come out here, it's been a week, if it goes on like this, I'm almost crazy!" ”。

"Who told you to wander around, I advise you to stay in the cabin and play cards with the sailors, now it is the sea fog, and it will dissipate in a few days. You wait for the sun to come out and then go up to the deck, don't sit still like a monkey all day," Bei Hai said to his friend.

Xu Hui sat on the chair and stilted his feet and directly ripped off a big leather boot on his feet, and then prepared to rub his big feet: "I used to think it was quite interesting when I got on the boat, but this time I don't think it's much fun, now I feel like I'm in prison, staying in such a little space every day"

"What kind of shoes are you taking off in the bridge of the boat, and quickly putting them back on so that no one can live?" Bei Hai saw that this thing ripped off his boots, and couldn't help but open his mouth and immediately said.

Xu Hui raised his foot and sniffed next to his nose when he heard this: "It doesn't stink, I'm not Du He's old sweaty feet!" ……”。

"If it doesn't stink, you can put it on for me," Bei Hai raised his foot and kicked the cargo a little: "This is the bridge, not the cabin."

"Wear it back, wear it back!" Xu Hui directly picked up the boots next to him and put them on his feet: "When will we get to the fishing place, I have been watching the boat run and playing cards with the sailors for such a long time."

"In another day, half to two days, you can get to the point of the cage," Bei Hai explained: "After running like this, it will be back to Hong Kong, and the rest of the time will almost always be wandering around that sea to collect the cage."

"Sounds pretty simple, it's so much easier for you to make money than we do!" Xu Hui began to speak as soon as he heard it.

Bei Hai, who had Xu Hui talking nonsense next to him, felt that his sleepiness was a lot lighter, so he followed the kid: "Don't say this yet, when the time comes, you will know if the money is good or not when you participate in the labor."

Xu Hui glanced up at Bei Hai: "How difficult can it be?" Isn't it just a matter of putting a few pieces of meat in the cage and pushing the cage into the sea and finally pulling it up! We accompany customers here, it's just faceless and self-esteem, which one is not an uncle? Which one doesn't lick his face and laugh with him, or this business will start? ”。

"This mountain looks at that mountain high," Bei Hai said with a smile: "To be honest, it's quite easy for me to make money, but it's not easy for these sailors, wait for a few days, you will see it."

"I'm ready, I'm going to be a fisherman for a while," Xu Hui said. (To be continued......)