Zhang Nan had seen all the crew's information in New York before, and although this real person was still the first time he had seen him, he didn't feel very unfamiliar. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And two of the people on the boat also recognized Zhang Nan's appearance, and the rest also knew that the boss was an American Chinese: they had actually noticed the two off-road vehicles on the dock just now and knew that those should be the bosses.

I knew that the boss would come to see the yacht after it docked, and I saw a total of 8 people getting out of the car, seven men and one woman, and three Asian faces. Six bodyguards who look like they are fierce will faintly protect a man and a woman in the middle, and everyone knows that the boss is coming!

Just as the chief boarded a warship, a sailor stood on the gangway pier, and all the other ship's crew lined up on the main deck to welcome the embarkers.

Lin Ming and Thomas got on the boat first, then Zhang Nan and Jenny, followed by Guan Xingquan and Alyosha.

"Welcome aboard, Mr. Allen!"

As soon as Zhang Nan boarded the ship, the captain saluted Zhang Nan like a cruise captain.

Shaking the captain's hand, "Hello, Mr. Richard Philip, we finally meet." ”

It's very interesting, it seems that the memory of a captain who was hijacked by Somali pirates is called this name, but according to his age, it is unlikely to be the one in front of him: this Richard is 55 years old this year, and by the time Somali pirates are rampant, it is estimated that he will have already returned home to retire.

The captain and first mate of the "Sunshine Star" knew very early on who the owner of the ship and the person who paid him a high salary, and they had also seen Zhang Nan's photos, so they recognized themselves.

Captain Philip is a New Yorker, lives on Long Island, only about six or seven kilometers away from Zhang Nan's estate: Mr. Captain had the qualification to be the captain of a ship of 3,000 gross tons and above in the unlimited navigation zone 15 years ago, and previously served as the captain of a 10,000-ton cruise ship for a cruise company.

A year ago, he was recuperating at home for more than half a year due to a car accident, and now he was poached by a headhunter with a high salary: he didn't want to stay at sea for most of the year, and it was obviously a good choice for Philip to become the captain of a super private yacht with his home port on his "doorstep".

After a few pleasantries, it was up to the captain to introduce the other crew members and service personnel on board.

The first mate is Jamie Bostwick, who is only 35 years old this year, and being the first mate is actually "overkill": he has five years of experience as the first mate of an ocean-going vessel, and last summer he also obtained the qualification of captain of a ship of 3,000 gross tons and above.

However, qualifications are qualifications, and the captain of an ordinary mail ship of several thousand tons or a larger cargo ship may have to apply and wait, and it is also a very good choice to become the first mate of the "Sunshine Star".

And Bostwick's home is also on Long Island, New York, west of the town of Oysbet, a relatively "poor" neighborhood with a middle-class ghetto, about 15 kilometers from Zhang Nan's estate, and a maximum of 20 minutes by car.

Moreover, the manor's pier was only a stop, and the home port of the Sunshine Star was located a few kilometres to the west in Oysbet, which meant that the first mate of Bostvik could ride a bicycle to the marina - only about ten kilometers from the first mate's house.

After introducing the yacht's first mate, Jamie Bostwick said to Zhang Nan: "Mr. Allen, just call me Jamie." ”

Zhang Nan smiled, "Okay, Jamie." ”

It can be seen that the captain is relatively stable, while the young first mate is much more cheerful.

I also introduced other crew members and service personnel, which is considered to be acquainted.

If it is a large cruise ship, the positions of these people on board will be very fine-divided, and senior seafarers will be divided into management and operational levels:

The management level includes the captain, chief engineer, chief officer, and chief engineer, which are the management level, and the operation level is the second officer, the second engineer, the third officer, and the third engineer;

Ordinary seafarers are boatswain, mechanics, first water, second water, mechanics, cooks...

However, the "Sunshine Star" has advanced facilities, with only 13 crew members, and there is no need for even a second officer, and there is no such thing as a large wheel pipe or two wheel pipes.

The boatswain does, a strong man named López Cuenca, nearly 40 years old, a veteran sailor, from the U.S. Navy. The boatswain, who was originally a boatswain owned by Thomas's security company, had a good relationship with Thomas, and was poached.

To put it bluntly, except for the service personnel on the yacht, the captain and the first mate, all the other crew members have more or less something to do with the security company - one of the requirements for the headhunter is that there is no mandatory requirement.

As is customary, under the guidance of the captain, Zhang Nan and Jenny visited the yacht in its full state: the shipyard made modifications to the entire ship according to its own requirements.

Very satisfied, very luxurious and very practical!

Sitting in the huge leisure room, opposite Zhang Nan sat the captain, first mate and boatswain, and next to him were Xiang Weirong, Thomas and Alyosha.

took a glass of champagne handed over by the waiter, took a shallow sip, put the wine glass on the table on the side, and said, "I am going to take away a batch of goods this time, about 150 to 160 tons, is there a problem with my ship?"

When Captain Philip heard this, he didn't ask what he wanted to bring at all, but said: "If it is a cargo with general specific gravity, volume and size, there should be no problem, but it may affect the comfort of the guests." ”

"Comfort is not an issue, except for me, Jenny and my brother-in-law, everyone else is my security guard. ”

"That's no problem at all, but it's best if Cuenca and I can look at the type of cargo first and make a counterweight plan in advance. ”

"No problem, we'll go later. ”

The captain leaves the ship, because it is in a foreign port, and the first mate will stay on board. It is necessary to have a counterweight, because the ship must be counterweighted before loading, otherwise it will be dangerous in case it is top-heavy and uneven.

There have been countless sailing accidents due to counterweight problems.

And this counterweight scheme is calculated by special personnel on large cargo ships, and the captain and chief mate must also be called the boatswain as an "ordinary crew", because the boatswain will play a great role in loading.

The boatswain said it was an ordinary crew, but in fact it is very important on any ship!

On some smaller ships, the counterweight calculation was in the hands of the boatswain: Captain Richard had known his men well for months, and knew that Boatswain Cuenca was a generalist, so he called him.

As for what kind of goods the boss wants to transport, Philip will not ask about this at all: even if it is 150 tons of bombs and drugs, he will not ask--- high salary is not something that anyone can get!

Half an hour later, Philip saw in the warehouse what was to be transported: the first batch had already been put into the van.

Lin Ming moved a very small box covered in a cloth bag and said, "These boxes are about ten tons, and each is more than twenty-one kilograms. ”

Philip was shocked, he had already guessed what was here.