Chapter 74: The Day of the Tsunami (Part II)
The "Ocean Oasis" is slowly increasing its tilt to the port side. "Will this inclination cause a lot of harm?" Minister Miura. The moderator asked.
"Roll will bring great harm to the safety, maneuverability and economy of the ship, and for some special ships, such as container ships, ro-ro ships, train ferries, heavy crane ships, etc., the harm of roll is particularly obvious. The roll of the ship will not only slow down the loading and unloading of cargo, but can even cause the ship to capsize due to jamming or collision between cargoes, causing the ship to lose balance. In 2006, the 100,000-ton luxury cruise ship "Crown Princess" of the United States was on its fourth voyage, approaching the Port of Canaveral in the United States for 18.4 kilometers, due to the applause of the steering device suddenly tilted to the left side severely, causing more than 40 injuries, two of whom were critically injured. ...... Believe me, that kind of roll can't compare to the angle in front of you, and today we will witness a real catastrophe. ”
The huge hull had been completely tilted, the glass windows on the port side of the "Oasis of the Seas" were shattered, and the originally brightly lit left hull suddenly fell into darkness, and visibility immediately decreased. "Turn on the searchlight!" the reporter nervously instructed the pilot, the searchlight on the lower part of the helicopter turned on, through the chaotic rain curtain and the raging black water, the dim light of the searchlight could only barely illuminate the chaotic scene outside the port side, and countless debris-like things fell from the upside-down porthole to the water, and then were swallowed up by the waves. The picture is continuously zoomed in, and those extremely tiny things are the wardrobe, chairs, dining table, refrigerator, television, piano, and of course, the human body in the cabin.
"Oh my God......" Several people in front of the microphone let out a suppressed exclamation at the same time. From above, this catastrophic scenario does not have much visual impact, but everyone with common sense understands that the giant ship, which is carrying more than 5,000 passengers and 2,000 seafaring personnel, is suffering from an unprecedented crisis.
"The port side of the 'Oasis of the Seas' is lowering its lifeboats!Minister Miura, does this cruise ship have enough lifeboats to rescue people who have fallen overboard?" the host keenly noticed the movement on the giant ship.
Miura Otsu replied, "All cruise ships are required to ensure that every passenger is assigned a lifeboat spot. The Oasis of the Sea's large lifeboats, each operated by a crew of 12, are well suited for rescue missions in windy conditions, and we wish them the best of luck. ”
"Thank you, Miura-kun. The picture returned to the studio, and the host suddenly showed a happy expression, and quickly read according to the instructions of the teleprompter: "The latest news: The tsunami has arrived at Aomori Port and has not caused much damage to the port, and the rescue ships on standby in the waters outside the port have been moving at full speed towards the accident site, and the Tsurumai and Tsurutsubashi, Kongo-class destroyers and four Murayu-class destroyers of the Maritime Self-Defense Force have set sail from Sasebo Port and are ready to participate in the rescue work." Hold on for a while, 'Oasis of the Sea', Japanese friends are on their way!"
"Phew!" Gu Tie said angrily, "Japanese friend...... your ancestors' big fart in the Sea of Japan!"
He opted to fast forward. What happened next can be imagined, the cruise ship recovered from the roll, the rescue ship arrived, the protracted salvage work, and finally the Japanese, Russian, and South Korean sides involved in the rescue jointly issued an announcement, claiming that 19 passengers were missing. After the incident, the captain of the "Oasis of the Seas" resigned, and the Royal Caribbean Corporation of the United States held a press conference to apologize in public, and the chairman personally knelt down in front of the camera camera to ask for forgiveness for the dead and missing passengers.
On a news program on the day he gave up salvage, Miura Otsu, who appeared again as a guest, said something that made Gu Tie deeply impressed. "This is the tragedy of a giant cruise ship. "Actually, it's also the tragedy of large ships, and even the tragedy of the entire human spirit of exploration." There was an era, the era of our fathers, the displacement of ships was refreshed again and again, the ultimate dream of human beings to make bigger, longer, heavier, more stable ships made the ocean a paradise for adventurers, in 1981, the 560,000-ton "Ocean Giant" was launched, it is the largest deadweight tonnage ship ever built in human history, the world's largest artificial water surface float, and the most beautiful steel artwork. Since then, for the sake of efficiency and money, mankind has abandoned giant oil tankers and started to build ugly 100,000-ton catamarans, and since the 'Oasis of the Seas', the displacement record of cruise ships has never been broken, and luxury and smart medium-sized clean energy jet-engine cruise ships have become mainstream. This accident was the last death knell at the funeral of a large ship, and perhaps in a few decades, people will not remember that there was once such a huge and beautiful ship, sailing on the blue sea, all those sleek clippers with shiny titanium surfaces and strange glass buildings. With a single finger, the captain can manipulate the entire world of ships on the touchscreen,...... It's not a world I want to live in. ”
Gu Tie waved his hand to turn off the TV program and sighed: "Little Japan, little Japan...... What should I say about you? When Italy banned the manufacture of high-horsepower V8 gasoline sports cars, I had the same sadness......
With a general understanding of the accident, he began to look for more realistic video information on the Oasis of the Seas. In order to protect the privacy of passengers, there is no surveillance camera in the public area of the entire cruise ship, and the only set of monitoring equipment is responsible for monitoring the sailor's cabin, engine room, steering engine room, cable anchor room, bridge, etc., and the video data is stored in the database of Royal Caribbean Corporation of the United States. As a GTC country, the American company naturally uses quantum computers, and Gu Tie sent two probing threads to stimulate the database's self-defense mechanism, "Well, it's not tricky. He muttered to himself.
The feedback shows that the timing used by the Caribbean company for data protection is about 50 to 60 ppm, and if it wants to hack in, find information and exit without a trace, open a 5-millisecond time window for traversing the database, these require four to five times the timing, 300 ppm, Gu Tie assigned enough permissions for this task.
"Let's go. ”
The Chinese made a good deployment and flicked their fingers. The second hand didn't have time to move, and after a tiny time scale that humans couldn't perceive, the task was completed, and the vast amount of video information slowly rose from the ground, drowning Gu Tie's ankles. June 17, 2052. Everywhere he looked, irrelevant information quietly evaporated, and the video footage of the day condensed into beads that crackled and fell on the dark ground.
Gu Tie bent down and picked one up and gently crushed it. On the morning of June 17, the bridge of the "Oasis of the Seas" appeared in front of me, and the American captain named Smith Williamson was chatting with his younger brother, casino manager Wolf Williamson, with a coffee cup. Judging from the relaxed expressions of the two at this time, the submarine earthquake has not yet happened, and the weather forecast indicates good weather in the next few days, which is a relaxing and pleasant journey.
"How far have you and the singer got?" asked the captain, raising an eyebrow.
"I asked her that question when I got up this morning, and she said that we didn't have time to develop a bond before we saw the cruise ship back in port. Wolfe Williamson laughed and replied.
Gu Tie patiently listened to the unnutritious chatter between the two. From the time of the accident to the emergency measures at the time of the disaster, to the subsequent rescue work, there was nothing suspicious about the incompetent captain other than to give a wrong command that caused a violent rollover, and in fact, the image of him secretly crying in the captain's room was a bit touching, and the Royal Caribbean Company could have released this video to win the sympathy of the public opinion.
Without doing anything, Gu Tie simply checked out this Captain Williamson. Resume is normal, graduated from a formal maritime university, has a professional certificate in accordance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), and has rich sailing experience. The accounts are normal, there are no unusually large-scale entries before and after the shipwreck, except for severance payments. The range of contacts was normal, and there was no indication that the captain had a special connection with a particular country or organization. Aside from the occasional affair with ZJ, -- and then again, what seaman must not find a way to solve his physical needs -- there was nothing suspicious about the captain. Gu Tie frowned. The earthquake and tsunami were not premeditated, and the shipwreck was not premeditated, so the only possibility was that the Japanese rescue ship turned the emergency into a premeditated event.
He began to search for various materials for the rescue. The Japanese rescue fleet arrived three hours ahead of the Russian and South Korean ships, and most of the survivors were recovered by the Japanese.
This check, the problem arises. There is very little video information about the salvage and rescue, and NHK TV, which broadcast the whole process of the shipwreck live, gave the reason that "the helicopter returned to the port to refuel and failed to follow up and report", and the video information that can be found on the Internet is only the official video of the edited Maritime Self-Defense Force after the incident. Desperately jumping into the icy sea to rescue one passenger after another, where there are people who fall into the water, there are their steely figures, the cries for help of the masses are their charge, the praise of the masses is their award speech, and the joy of the masses is the harmonious voice of the unity of the army and the people......
Gu Tie stroked his forehead with his hand. "This is clearly a propaganda video for the Maritime Self-Defense Force...... I didn't expect Little Japan to have this kind of brainwashing offensive, which is quite a legacy of my country's political propaganda. Lao Xiao may be interested in meeting this colleague. He muttered and threw away the video, opened the search engine and began to look for real video recordings, "Mobile phones, terminals, DVs, whatever, I don't believe that no one has taken pictures and uploaded them to the Internet......"
As you type your search keyword, an alarm signal is emitted from a terminal located deep underground in Tokyo, Japan, and an operator opens his blank eyes behind a thick glass mask.