Chapter 730: Undersea Freighter
The shadow should be 50 meters away, and the searchlight can't shine that far.
Therefore, Ye Tian and Matisse couldn't tell what it was for the time being.
It doesn't matter, since you can't see it clearly here, let's go over!
As soon as he thought of it, Ye Tian immediately said through the headphones:
"Matisse, what is that? Let's go over and take a look, it's so big, it's either an undersea mountain or a shipwreck, maybe there will be a surprise discovery!"
As he spoke, he increased the speed of his submersible thrusters and swam quickly over there.
Matisse immediately followed, and soon came to a parallel position, and the two walked side by side.
With the help of submersible thrusters, they quickly passed a distance of twenty or thirty meters, like two black torpedoes, very quickly.
Luckily, this is moving in parallel in the sea, and the water pressure does not change, so if you go up or down at this speed, you will definitely be killing yourself!
At a distance of thirty meters, with the help of searchlights, they could already see the general outline of the shadow!
Ye Tian's previous guess was correct, it was indeed a shipwreck, huge in size, lying on its side on the seabed, and the main deck was just rushing to this side, forming a huge shadow.
Seeing this scene, Ye Tian's eyes suddenly flashed with joy, and he said excitedly:
"Great! It's a shipwreck, I don't know what age the ship is, what things are on board, I hope there will be a good harvest!"
Before the words fell, Johnny's voice immediately came from the headphones, full of envy and very excited.
"Steven, you're in good luck! You found the wreck so quickly, and we haven't found anything! God knows when!"
"Tell me, Steven, what kind of shipwreck is that? Is it the Princess of Malaga you're looking for? If so, that's great!"
Hearing their curious inquiry, Ye Tian immediately chuckled and said:
"It's definitely not the Malaga Princess, this shipwreck is very large, the specific situation is still unknown, we need to investigate it to understand the true identity of this shipwreck!"
After speaking, Ye Tian quickly swam towards the sunken ship.
Behind him, Matisse poured another basin of cold water on everyone.
"Of course it can't be the Malaga Princess, as you can tell from the side profile of the wreck, this is a modern ship, not a galleon from hundreds of years ago, the difference between the two is very big!"
"Ahh
"That's right! Except in times of war, who still transports gold and silver treasures by steamship in modern times? I don't think there will be much to gain!"
There were a few exclamations in the headphones, and the smell of regret was strong.
It was clear that Johnny had lost interest in the wreck.
A moment later, Ye Tian and Matisse had already arrived near the shipwreck, taking in the huge undersea shipwreck.
Matisse was right, this is indeed a modern ship.
And it is also a cargo ship, about 120 meters long, made of all-metal, huge in size, far larger than the Galen sailing ship hundreds of years ago, and the capacity is also very impressive!
Judging by the degree of corrosion of the hull metal, as well as the cover and growth of seaweed and coral, the ship sank about 30 years ago, and no more than 40 years at most.
And judging from the Spanish name written on the top of the ship, this should be a ship from a country on the Caribbean coast, and the Caribbean coast is a Spanish-speaking area!
Of course, it could also be a cargo ship from Spain, but that is very unlikely!
As for the name of the wreck, it is unknown.
Ye Tian and Matisse didn't know Spanish, so they could only go back to the sea and ask Pique.
Why did the cargo ship sink in this area, was it attacked by pirates, or was it because of a storm? They don't know why for the time being, but they may find out if they look into it.
Before sinking, the ship should have been fully loaded, as can be seen from the boxes that fell around the wreck!
Dozens of wooden crates were scattered around the wreck, some of which were still in good condition, while others had cracked or even completely fallen apart!
The goods in the box are scattered all over the ground, all of them are mechanical equipment, and they have rusted to the surface!
Under Ye Tian's nose, there was a small mechanical equipment with serious corrosion, which looked like a part of some kind of precision machine tool!
There is a metal nameplate on the side of the machine, and in the places that are not covered by seaweed, you can still see some words, which are engraved in English.
As you can tell from the words written on the nameplate, this machine is from New Jersey, USA, and it is a product of a well-known company.
Although I didn't see the nameplates of the other mechanical devices and didn't know where they came from, it was conceivable that they all came from one place!
Thirty years ago, these pieces of machinery might have been worth a lot, even more than gold, but now they're worthless, just a pile of garbage, like a huge cargo ship next to it.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had a basic understanding of the situation of this shipwreck.
Obviously, this was not a shipwreck he wanted to encounter, it was of little value, just a man-made hill lying across the seabed.
But for the creatures of this sea, there is no doubt that this is a paradise of life, a perfect haven!
Less than two minutes after arriving at the edge of the wreck, Ye Tian had already seen a lot of sea creatures, going in and out of this wreck, a busy scene.
There are two adult giant turtles, a hawksbill turtle, a large school of red-tailed chickbillfish, a dozen yellow-and-blue colorful damselfish, and a few javelin-like scaly pipefish.
This was just a small part of the sea creatures that inhabited the wreck, and there were definitely more to come.
Although it was basically certain that this wreck was not of much value, Ye Tian still planned to explore it deeply and see if he could find anything.
It's a great thing to discover!
Even if you don't find it, it's a great opportunity to practice and get a feel for exploring a shipwreck.
After a quick glance at the external situation of the shipwreck, Ye Tian immediately spoke:
"Matisse, let's go inside the wreck, maybe we can find it"
"No problem, but be sure to be safe during the exploration, don't get caught up in the protrusions on the ship, and watch out for attacks from sea creatures.
This is not only a haven for many marine creatures, but also a nest for them, and a hunting ground for many sea beasts, so we might be able to come across them when we go inside."
Mattis did not object, but he did so.
"Understand, don't worry, no one can hurt me on land, and it's the same at sea, especially in a relatively small space like a shipwreck!
Ye Tian nodded with a chuckle, full of confidence.
With that, he swam towards the wreck with a submersible thruster, and the first target to explore was the ship's building above the main deck.
Matisse followed, slightly more vigilant.
When they arrived, they were facing the main deck, suspended in the water a little further back in the middle of the wreck, not far from the shipbuilding, and it didn't take long to swim through.
Driven by the submersible thruster, Ye Tian and Mattis quickly came to the outside of the dumped ship, almost without any effort.
Swimming here, the two did not immediately start exploring, but hovered in the water for a while to observe to determine the first target to explore.
A moment later, Ye Tian had already determined his goal.
He used the searchlight beam at the front of the submersible thruster to shine on a row of windows on the upper floor of the ship, and then said to Matisse:
"Let's start there, and if that's right, it's the cockpit of this freighter!
"Okay, that's a good choice"
Matisse nodded in agreement.
Then, the two of them swam to the cockpit, and their movements were very stretched and free!
If it weren't for the glare from the submersible thrusters, they would be swimming back to their shelter just like other sea creatures living in this wreck!
Soon, they were outside the cockpit of the cargo ship.
After gently swinging his legs to stabilize his body in the water, Ye Tian immediately raised the submersible thruster and used the searchlight on the front end to shine into the cockpit from the window.
As soon as the light entered the cockpit, and before they could see the situation inside, Ye Tian's face suddenly changed!
I saw a huge guy swimming out of the cockpit, pointing straight to the window where they were!