Chapter 4 Hermir Island

At the search and rescue center on Dakhlak Island, the staff used a computer program to simulate and calculate for three days and nights, and the search and rescue team finally got the calculated coordinates.

The output data from the printer on one side:

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Ocean International Shipping Company wrecked freighter E562 Istanbul-Dalian

Load: 160,000 tons per hour Speed: 18 knots Wind direction: northwest wind 3-4

Coordinates:

26 km - 28 km east of the island of Hermeer

Longitude 40.35 east and latitude 16.7 north

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December 5, 2020

"This coordinate is the same as the fisherman told me where the incident happened."

"Near Hermill Island," the search and rescue captain said to Liu Fei

The search and rescue team quickly reached the area around this coordinate to conduct a search, and as the ship approached,

More and more floating debris is appearing on the surface of the sea: mostly canned and loose wool.

The search and rescue team salvaged some of them, and according to the inspection and investigation, all the cargo was determined to come from the E562 freighter

However, according to the sonar display map, there are no wreckage of freighters on the seabed in the surrounding seas.

"Follow the path of the item!" Captain ordered

In this way, the search and rescue team members searched all the way to the southwest according to the direction of the item drifting... Until they drove to the edge of the island of Hermir. The team members were so tired that they couldn't help but go to the island to rest.

The sea on the beach of the island pushes and waves one after another, and looking around the island, it seems that there is nothing but trees and sand, and the goods are scattered and lying on the seashore under the impetus of the sea. It seems that here there is only the sand and the sea until the trail of this freighter, which also cries on the beach like lost children.

After the search and rescue team docked the boat, six members of the team played beach volleyball on the beach, and their relaxed mood eased the tense atmosphere a little, while Liu Fei and the captain watched from the sidelines.

After the break, the team searched around the edge of the island, walked for about half an hour, and suddenly found the charcoal of the campfire, and some bones left over from the day's eating......

"This is probably the bonfire that the fishermen built that day," said the search and rescue captain

"That's right, it's right here" Liu Fei walked into the charcoal pile and squatted down to pick up one of them, and walked to the beach across the campfire, he took a deep breath and looked solemnly into the depths of the ocean......

The northwestern part of the Dakrach archipelago is deserted, and search and rescue teams search the island. The ship's radio radar is always searching, and the captain sends updates to the headquarters from time to time with a walkie-talkie.

"Looks like we're going to need to set up camp on this damn island." The captain took a deep breath of a cigarette in his hand.

"Look at the flow of these goods, the ships will not be very far from here." Liu Fei said

"It's useless to say anything now, we're not far from the truth, we have to find a way to continue searching."

"So, are there any specific clues that you don't have?"

At this time, Liu Fei remembered the bottle that was salvaged from the sea that day. He quickly ran to the bedroom drawer on the search and rescue ship and pulled out the note with symbols drawn on it.

There were several lines on the strip of paper, several symbols and numbers 66805516, and a bunch of pictograms. If the ship is in distress, the crew should send out a distress signal before the shipwreck, which is the distress signal drawn by the crew? The more Liu Fei thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

What does this pile of numbers mean? Liu Fei thought about it for a long time, and suddenly there seemed to be a ticking signal in the recording in his ears, and he realized the meaning of this number in a trance, so he walked to the command warehouse and turned on the FM equipment. 66805516 band, there were various current sounds from the horn, which were vague at first, and the signal was not very strong......

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"Let's see where this source is?"

"In the Arctic," the search and rescue captain said, looking at the computer tracking screen.

"It's unbelievable."