Chapter 510: Checkpoints in the Strait of Hormuz

80 years, this is a turbulent year, although the Olympic Games held in Moscow in the north, symbolizing the unity and enterprising spirit of human civilization, but the terrorist attacks in the Olympic Games show that the world is not peaceful, there are always people who want to wreak havoc. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

What is even more frightening is that after this Olympics, the powerful Soviets found a reason to invade Iran to the south! At this time, Iran, which was already strong in the outside world, could not resist the invasion of the Soviets at all, and in a short period of time, the Soviet Union achieved the goal set during the period of Peter the Great and obtained the outlet to the Indian Ocean!

These alone are enough headaches for the Western world, but the footsteps of the woolly bear obviously do not stop there, the Iran-Iraq war was stopped under the mediation of the Soviet Union, Iran divided the province of Khuzestan to Iraq, and the new government of Iran has completely become a puppet of the Soviet Union!

And now, the entire country of the Persian Gulf is already feeling a deep crisis.

It's already November, Moscow in the north is already icy and snowy, and the Persian Gulf is still hot.

The shaking of the sea water will not affect the oil tankers, the oil tankers sailing out of the Middle East are all big guys, the world's largest aircraft carrier at this time, the displacement is only 100,000 tons, and the tonnage of the oil tankers, often 200,000 tons, this is still to facilitate the passage of the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal, if it is not for these narrow exports, the tonnage of the oil tankers is higher, among the super tankers, 800,000 tons of oil tankers are not rare.

However, if you think that oil tankers can be converted into aircraft carriers, it is a big mistake, this kind of commercial ships are simply able to navigate, and the structural strength can not accommodate the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft, and although the tonnage of the ship is large, but the performance of the engine is not so against the sky, many are low-speed marine diesel engines or steam turbines, this kind of oil tanker, the ultimate speed is more than a dozen knots, twenty knots is the existence of the sky.

Now, the Kuwaiti-flagged oil tanker sailing in the Persian Gulf is a 160,000-ton tanker, the "um Qabashi", which has been at sea for five or six years since its construction, and can be regarded as a veteran.

Now, in front of you is the Strait of Hormuz, where the water is wide and there are many reefs underneath, so you have to be careful.

The navigator stood in the cockpit, constantly directing the course, the weather was good today, the visibility was quite good, and at this pace, it should take half a day to be able to leave the Strait of Hormuz.

However, Captain Hilton was absent-minded, looking at the sea ahead, still thinking about something.

Just this morning, that is, half an hour ago, the Soviet Union issued a statement that in the process of clearing out the rebel forces in Iran, it was found that some war criminals had absconded, and some of them had escaped by sea, so the Soviet Navy decided to conduct a search at sea to check whether the ships leaving the Persian Gulf were hiding Iranian criminals.

Such a statement naturally aroused the opposition of countless countries, especially the countries along the Persian Gulf coast, which were quite disgusted, but now, the navy of the Soviets is a powerful existence here, what can they do?

Hope this one goes well! Hilton thought to himself, and at the same time, he began to pray for the help of the true God.

"The tanker in front listened, immediately turned around, went to the preset checkpoint on Qeshm Island, and was inspected!" At this moment, there was a sudden shout of a loudspeaker in front of me, and this shout resounded throughout the sea.

"Oh no, the route ahead is blocked!" The navigator shouted.

From here, you can vaguely see that in the middle of the channel in front, a warship lies there, completely blocking the channel, although there is still width on both sides, but there are reefs under the water on both sides, and once it hits the reef, it will be troublesome.

Just as the traffic police car was blocking the highway horizontally, this warship was horizontally and had broken down, completely blocking the route here.

"The host is stalled." Hilton immediately ordered, although the speed is not high, it is not easy for this oil tanker of more than 100,000 tons to stop, and it will take several kilometers of sea route to completely stop.

"This is the Kuwaiti tanker um Qabashi, we are not carrying any Iranians, please allow us to pass." Suppressing his anger, Hilton shouted through a loudspeaker.

"Again, please turn around immediately and check at the checkpoint on Qeshm Island, otherwise we will think that you are carrying criminals and will be attacked by us!"

As if in response to this sentence, the warship opposite, the ship's guns turned around, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed here.

At the same time, a helicopter also flew towards this side, and it seems that if they do not change their course, the special forces on this helicopter will definitely descend.

It seems that there is no other option, go to Gashm Island honestly and check it out! Hilton knows that this kind of civilian ship looks majestic, but in fact, it has no advantage at all, and it is impossible to even collide, the other party is a warship!

The tanker swayed slowly towards Qeshm Island, where the waterway was more complicated and walked slowly. The Soviets, however, seemed to be ready, and floats were tied up all over the water, pointing out the routes, as if they were prescribed for the ships to be inspected.

Finally, it's time to get to the checkpoint on Qeshm Island. When he arrived, Captain Hilton's face changed.

In front, there are already five or six oil tankers parked, and it seems that there are people who came earlier than themselves, and I hope that the inspection can be completed as soon as possible!

At the same time, he used a satellite phone to make contact with the country, and this situation can be extended to a diplomatic incident, which can make the country come forward and make a serious protest to the Soviet Union!

One after another, cargo ships and oil tankers joined in, and soon, there was a long queue.

Hilton's face became more and more ugly, and as time went by, he could not see any movement of the ships in front! These Soviets, until when? To be able to let them board the ship for inspection is already a loss of sovereignty, and now, the Soviets are still grinding!

When night fell, Hilton already knew that he was in big trouble, and he didn't know how long he would have to stay here before he could get out! Soviets, this is definitely deliberate and purposeful!

The small checkpoint on Gassum Island simply can't accommodate so many ships, and the boats are slowly being discharged outside, and the waterways are all boats! It's like a big traffic jam on the highway! (To be continued.) )