The No. 2 Yushin Maru was not far from here, about four or five hundred meters away, and the crew of their ship saw this scene and were all speechless in shock.

The captain shouted: "Hurry up and save people." ”

The No. 2 Yushin Maru informed two other distant whaling ships and a marine protection patrol vessel, which said it was approaching at full speed.

The crowd on board the Sam Simon was shocked when they saw the No. 1 Yushin Maru fall into the sea, and then they let out a loud cheer to celebrate the great success of their operation.

However, after cheering with the crowd, David immediately said: "We have sunk one of the Japanese ships, the Japanese will definitely retaliate, we have gained a lot this time, and our ship has been damaged, I propose, return now." ”

The crowd also thought that David's words were good, and agreed to return immediately.

"Sam. The Simon began to turn its bow and move back and forth, and people rushed to the deck to take out their cameras to record the footage of the No. 1 Yushin Maru sinking into the sea.

Someone said while shooting, "I also filmed the footage of the Japanese fishing boat turning on its own side just now, and when I go back and put it on the Internet, it will definitely cause a sensation, and our harvest this time is too great for me to remember for a lifetime." ”

The Sea Shepherd volunteers were all excited and talked about the harvest, but the Japanese would not give up.

"Captain, it's not good. We were followed by a couple of boats, and I am afraid that the Japanese were chasing us. Cisco, who was in charge of the radar, shouted.

The atmosphere in the cabin, which had just been warm, suddenly fell silent.

"It's a few boats, how far away we are." David asked.

"Three boats. The closest one is about 8 nautical miles away from us, and the other side is obviously faster than our boat, and the next two boats are significantly lower than ours, and I guess it's the two whaling ships, and the one in front is ......," Cisco said, without going on.

David said with a serious face: "The ship I want to chase should be a Japanese coast guard patrol ship." ”

The people in the cabin were silent, because many people knew. Japan's maritime guard patrol vessels are armed.

Japan's Coast Guard has a total of about 30 coast guard patrol vessels, with ordinary coast guard patrol vessels measuring about 1,000 tons, and even large PLH-class patrol vessels of more than 3,000 tons.

And more mainly. These coast guard patrol vessels are armed, equipped with two to four 20 mm to 40 mm single-barreled or multi-barreled machine guns, and are also armed with one or two helicopter gunships, although these are modest for warships. But against ordinary ships. That's all sin killing.

Moreover, the speed of these patrol ships is generally higher than that of ordinary ships, and the speed can reach about 24 to 28 knots, although the Sam has been upgraded, but the maximum speed can only reach 22 knots, so it will not be long before they will be caught up by the Japanese coast guard patrol ships. Everyone is now worried.

Not to mention whether the Japanese will attack them with weapons, even if the Japanese hit them with a ship, this SAM, which is only more than 200 tons. It will also be damaged by a Japanese patrol boat.

"Accelerate and get into Australian waters as soon as possible. Once there, the Japanese did not dare to do anything. At David's order, the Sam accelerated again, used all its power, and moved at full speed in the sea.

Now is the time to escape, even if it is a lot of damage to the machine to go full speed.

On the patrol ship of the Japanese Coast Guard "Takuyo", the captain of the ship, Sausegawa Kiyoshi, had a black face, his eyes staring at the radar display, and the black dot on it was the target they were pursuing, the anti-whaling ship Sam Simon.

"Tuoyang" is a patrol ship that was launched in 2015, and its performance is the best among patrol ships, although it is only 1,000 tons, but its speed, maneuverability, and armed strength are good.

Sakase Kawa Kiyoshi is very angry now, before going to sea, he received an order to protect this whaling operation, you know, this is the director of the Marine Protection Agency personally told him, but now something like this happened, the No. 1 Yushin Maru was overturned by the other party's ship and sank to the bottom of the sea.

He knew that after going back this time, he would definitely be punished with the most severe punishment, it was impossible to be a captain, maybe he would lose his job, his wife would leave him, his children would not respect him, his friends would not be around, he would become an unemployed person, a complete failure.

Don't doubt it, this is the current state of society in Japan, why do Japanese people fight so hard, because once they lose their jobs, they will face an unbearable end, their wives will never share your ups and downs with you, and their relatives and friends will look down on you, because Japan does not accept losers.

"Full speed ahead, catch up with that boat, I'm going to sink them." Kiyoshi Sausegawa shouted with a hideous face.

Finally, after half an hour of pursuit, the Takuyo was able to see the traces of the Sam with the naked eye.

David anxiously asked Cisco, "Where are we, how far are we to reach the Australian waters, and how far away are the other party." ”

"We still have about 20 nautical miles to officially enter Australian waters, and the other side is only a little more than 1 nautical mile away from us." Cisco replied nervously.

At this time, many people in the cabin sat quietly in their seats, even though the ship was very bumpy because of the high speed, but no one made a sound.

"Cisco, like the Australian Maritime Administration, sent a signal to the police, saying that we were in Australian waters, and we were attacked by a Japanese coast guard patrol vessel, and asked for help. By the way, with the public channel, let everyone know, so that the pursuing Japanese patrol ship also receives this message. David said.

"Okay, I'll get it right away." Cisco reaches.

On the Takuyo, the correspondent also received an alarm message from the Sam, and after telling Sakase Kawa Kiyoshi, Sakase Kawa Kiyoshi said loudly: "This is not Australian waters, even if it is, then you must catch up with them, and now I order, send helicopter gunships to intercept them." ”

It was also very dangerous to take off a helicopter from a high-speed ship, but Sakase Kawa Kiyoshi ordered the helicopter pilot to drive the plane to intercept it, and ordered that if necessary, he could shoot to warn the other party to stop the ship.

The speed of the helicopter far exceeded that of the steamer, and it took only ten minutes for it to fly above the head of the Sam, and someone shouted in English over the loudspeaker: "Order you to stop the ship immediately, or we will take the necessary measures." (To be continued.) )