Endless route

Chapter 49 10. Going to sea to rescue people

The storm blocked the direct route to the sea area in trouble. After some twists and turns, several people boarded a fast cruise ship from W-06 to W-04.

This boat will go directly through W-05, go to W-04, and then dock at the island in the southeast of the W-04 V-shaped foggy sea. They rent a boat to cross the foggy sea and go directly to the troubled waters southwest of the W-05Λ-shaped foggy sea.

This is the fastest and safest route, and the only one available to rescuers.

The fast cruise ship could reach speeds of over thirty knots, but it still took a day and a half to arrive.

The weather on the island is sunny.

It was exactly nine o'clock in the morning.

Looking to the east, an endless thick fog stretches across the front of the sight, refracting white light under the scorching sun. But as long as you pass through the fog, you will jump to a stormy sea or a troubled sea area in the middle of the night.

The distance is only a few dozen nautical miles.

But inside and outside it was turned upside down.

This is the magic of the endless route. Separated by a mist, the sky and the earth are changing and the stars are moving. No one knows what is happening on the other side of the mist.

Are all these people here to rescue?

Liu Ming glanced around. Among the tourists who came off the same boat as them, there were two groups of Westerners, both dressed neatly and carrying a lot of equipment.

There must be a brave man who spends a lot of money. Go and look at the boats. There are so many boats on this island. If you go late, there will be nothing. Zheng Yun walked towards the far side of the port.

Then I'll run over and take a look first. Liu Ming became anxious upon hearing this. He dropped his luggage and ran forward, surpassing the two Western teams in front of him before slowing down a bit.

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At around six o'clock in the evening, Hu Ruihua and his party of six finally landed on the island. He only brought Hu Zi and the thin young man with him, as well as three teammates who were professional maritime rescuers.

The situation was quite urgent, so everyone moved their equipment onto the luxury yacht rented by Liu Ming. The boss of the search and rescue team opened the boat and went to sea first before discussing a solution.

How much will you have to pay if this kind of yacht sinks? Huzi asked with a smile when he boarded the boat.

Then don't let it sink. Liu Ming's face turned dark. The yacht was more than 20 meters long and had four bedrooms. Since there were no boats on the island, he had no choice but to rent it.

More than one boat has gone missing in recent days. The night they first went to Qianfu City, several boats had accidents, and dozens of rescue teams came one after another.

Local ship dealers start from the ground floor and start at 30,000 an hour, and they have to sign a compensation agreement.

It's okay, don't listen to Huzi's nonsense. We have brought several inflatable speedboats. This cruise ship is used for supplies and will not enter the troubled waters.

Hu Ruihua explained aloud.

In fact, you can also rent a fishing boat. The fishing boat can carry a lot of things, and the yacht has no other advantages except that it is fast.

You guys wait for the news and get them settled. Zheng Yun told Liu Ming to board the yacht.

W-04 is clear and there is no danger. Liu Ming, Song Wan and the others are waiting here. Zheng Yun sets off alone with the search and rescue team to check the situation first.

Good luck to the sea!

Lao Zhang of the search and rescue team shouted, and the yacht slowly left the port in the eyes of others, facing the setting sun and heading towards the endless thick fog.

The sea of ​​mist is a hundred nautical miles wide, and they will not jump until halfway through, and they are fifteen nautical miles away from the edge of the mist.

That adds up to sixty-five nautical miles.

It takes more than two hours to pass.

The target is missing within the fog, and the exact location is unknown. It may take them a long time to find it.

Huzi threw an instrument into the sea and dragged a long and narrow iron rope. He could confirm the sailing direction by whether the iron rope was straight, screen out the influence of the current, and calculate the navigation trajectory and display it on the flat chart.

Brother Zheng, do you have enough things this time? The thin young man opened several black travel bags.

It was full of guns and ammunition, and those who didn't know it thought they were going to fight pirates.

Is this mission really that dangerous? Hu Ruihua interjected, and everyone else looked at Zheng Yun after hearing this.

It's just a worst-case scenario. It's better to make more preparations than nothing. Zheng Yun explained.

Normally, cruise ships will go around the Qianzhou Strait, but if the sea is too rough and the ship does not dare to anchor, it may be swept over. Lao Zhang looked serious. He had worked on ships for many years.

The group discussed for a while, and Zheng Yun gave a general explanation of the situation. He would go and find someone first. If it was confirmed that the target was in the Qianzhou Strait, they would then discuss how to get in. They should be wary of the sea monster on the way.

Two hours later.

The yacht has penetrated deep into the misty sea, and the visual distance is no more than five meters. The entire field of vision is the orange-red mist illuminated by the setting sun, as if you are among the clouds.

The whole world is red and tender, the same color as flamingos, like sailing into a sea of ​​marshmallows. It's a pity that a group of rough old men can't appreciate this.

They were about to jump, and no one knew what was on the other side, so they all looked serious and said nothing, letting the red light shine on their faces and guns.

There is a boat ahead. The thin young man suddenly spoke while holding the screen of the drone. He controlled the search and rescue equipment carried by the drone by wire and discovered that there was a boat ahead.

Sure enough, less than two minutes later.

A long and narrow speedboat appeared in the orange-red mist ahead, floating alone on the sea. There was no one on it, except for some search and rescue equipment and supplies.

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Everyone was silent.

Something must have happened. The supply boat cannot leave people behind, and it cannot stop here. It must have floated out of W-05 after being in trouble.

Go over and have a look.

Hu Ruihua opened his mouth to Lao.

Lao Zhang immediately approached the speedboat and took a look around. It was indeed empty, and he couldn't tell when the rescue team was setting off.

Now we have two boats. Huzi joked solemnly, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

But no one answered.

No one else is happy.

Lao Zhang jumped onto the cockpit, looked at the remaining fuel, and finally came to the conclusion that not counting the spare fuel, it had sailed for more than ten hours.

The fuel tank is almost empty.

But this speedboat is faster, with a top speed of nearly fifty knots, so you can consider using it.

Use it, our inflatable boat can't carry much oil, it's not as good as this one. Hu Ruihua nodded, and he couldn't think about anything else at this time.

Everyone fixed the two boats, pumped the oil into the long and narrow speedboat, filled it up in one go, then moved everything over and continued to be driven by Lao Zhang.

Xiao Sun from the search and rescue team drove their yacht back to refuel, and then returned to this place to wait after refueling.

In this way, they have twice as much fuel, can go further, and can escape faster when encountering danger, making them much safer than before.

The only drawback is that the space becomes smaller. This speedboat only has two cabins at the front and rear, which are full of equipment. Apart from the five of them, it can't save many people.

Continue sailing deeper.

The speedboat charged forward with its head raised, as if flying on the sea. Within a few minutes, a sense of space shock was felt.

The surroundings suddenly became dark and cold, raindrops fell heavily, the sea surface was rough, and the sea wind screamed in the ears, and suddenly jumped to W-05.

It's scary dark in here.

The sea was pitch black and deep with no light, and the sea was so foggy that I couldn't see my fingers. It was as if I had lost my vision, and even my teammates beside me couldn't see their shadows.

Turn on the lights first!

Hu Ruihua roared.

Huzi took out a cluster headlight and shined it forward. The beam of light penetrated the fog, refracted and spread in the fog. Even the fog behind became translucent, but it could only be seen for tens of meters, which was basically nothing at sea.

After the lights came on, others immediately took the time to put on their equipment and throw a night vision camera into the sea.

Within the fog range, the line of sight under the sea is much wider and more important than at sea. You can see things hundreds of meters away with professional equipment.

After the equipment was activated, Huzi immediately turned off the lights to avoid attracting some marine creatures to follow him.

The speedboat sails in the completely dark sea, relying entirely on underwater cameras to provide forward visibility.

The waves are not as big as expected. The sea conditions here are not too bad. The radio is seriously interfered. Let's move forward first. Hu Ruihua let go of the walkie-talkie.

Zheng Yun said nothing.

A strong sense of unease lingered in my mind.

Their speedboat is like a leaf, drifting on the undulating dark sea, and may be swallowed by a bloody mouth at any time...