Chapter 1115: The Wealth of the Sea I
"Vigo is a very important port in Spain, there are too many merchant ships coming and going, and it is not easy to operate to get treasures, in case it is discovered, this is a very serious international event, and now we are in the stage of cooperation with Western European countries, which is a bit sensitive!" Said the man standing at the bow of the tanker.
On the surface, this is a 100,000-ton oil tanker of the Russian Oil and Gas Transportation Group, but in fact, it is affiliated with the Oil and Gas Transportation Corporation of the Rainbow Marine Transportation Manufacturing Group of the Golden Triangle Federation, to be precise, the tanker of the Ukolan Oil and Gas Transportation Branch, which loaded crude oil from Angola and transported it to the port of Vigo for use by Spain.
Usually such ocean freight companies have a special mission, such as spying on the intelligence of a certain country and so on.
After a long period of unremitting efforts, Wu Chen's treasure-hunting nuclear submarine, the fastest underwater Papa-class cruise missile nuclear submarine in the former Soviet Union, finally discovered the sinking location of the Spanish gold fleet, which is about seven kilometers away from the port of Vigo, located in the center of Vigo Bay, so the department in charge of the salvage of the wreck rushed to Vigo Bay to check.
"It's not that there is no way at all, we are now in charge of the oil and gas transportation business in Spain, there are a lot of ships coming and going, it is normal for this situation to break down, there is always no problem in repairing it for a few days, and when the time comes, the maintenance ship will release a human submersible at the wreck site, and it will be salvaged unconsciously."
"The salvage system that those experts spent hundreds of millions of dollars to build is specifically for this, you don't know how powerful, all titanium alloy manufacturing, pressure-resistant high-definition camera, it is not easy to find a needle, and it is easy to deal with those gold and silver jewelry." The captain said with a smile.
Wu Chen was very interested in the underwater treasures recorded in history, especially the large amount of gold, which made him very tempted, and as for those jewels, they could be used for personal collection. He set up a deep-sea salvage department, equipped with a high-end R&D institution, and has partnerships with universities in several countries to develop deep-sea exploration devices and salvage devices.
With the deliberate support of people like him, coupled with the development of modern technology, the progress of the deep-sea salvage department is very fast, and up to now, a number of deep-sea manned submersibles have been built.
In particular, the multi-functional titanium alloy robotic arm on it is equipped with a variety of equipment, including high-definition cameras, detectors, lights, cutting equipment, etc., and its sensitivity is quite amazing, and it can actually transfer tons of large and small objects to the storage compartment of the submersible.
The deep-sea salvage department has two large workboats with a tonnage of 100,000 tons, which from the outside look like multi-purpose maintenance vessels, and indeed have such a function, but these are open-bottom ships capable of releasing and recovering submersibles.
"The Papa-class cruise missile nuclear submarine has released several manned submersibles, found dozens of tons of gold and a large number of precious jewelry, confirming the rumors of the gold fleet, I think it is safer to operate with a nuclear submarine, and the target of the working ship is too large and may be discovered by the other side." Said the vice-captain.
"There are too many ships coming and going in Vigo Bay, Papa is a nuclear submarine with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons, if something goes wrong in the process of work, it is definitely a big event, the nuclear submarine is not a working ship, the nature is completely different, even if the Spanish government finds out that we salvage the gold fleet, as long as it is not of a military nature, at most it is a lawsuit, involving nuclear submarines, there are other theories." The captain shook his head and said.
"We have to find a way to divert the attention of the Spanish government, in peacetime everyone's eyes are too bright, and they are scratching around, which is very detrimental to the excavation of the gold fleet, and I suggest that it be reported to the boss immediately." Said the vice-captain.
"Of course, I estimate that after the boss gets the report, he will soon be able to rush to the Tangier Naval Base in Morocco, and he will definitely have to personally command such a big matter. The gold fleet is currently the world's largest undersea asset. ”
"According to historical records, there are 5,000 carriages of gold and jewelry, and we calculate them according to 4,000 carriages, and each carriage is calculated according to the load of 500 kilograms, which is half a ton, and the total number will not be less than 2,000 tons! Gold is certainly not as valuable as emeralds, black pearls, jadeites and other things in South America, and the amount of this treasure is expected to reach more than 200 billion dollars, second only to what was obtained in the temple of Indu, but those have high artistic and historical value, and these are only raw materials. The captain said with a smile.
That night, Wu Chen's special plane arrived at the Tangier Naval Base, and after receiving the secret report of the treasure hunting team, the cargo was quite excited, and he didn't care about the warmth and sweetness with a group of proprietresses, so he flew to Tangier overnight.
Also excited are a group of Hollywood goddesses, such as Sophie, Monica, Catherine, Elizabeth, Brooke, plus a Charlize. Not only them, but even Yaxin, Haya, Yingji, Li Fuzhen, Diana and Fadini also came.
Women's thirst for jewelry is endless, and this time there are tons of rare South American gemstones, pearls, amber and the like for them to choose from, and they can take whatever they like, the opportunity is very rare, or once in a lifetime.
In a special warehouse at the mercenary regiment Tangier Naval Base, there are a lot of things, such as badly corroded Spanish guns and silver from ships, as well as some porcelain, which are of historical value.
Piles of gold nuggets are arranged in the shape of pyramids, the color is very good, soaked in the sea water for such a long time, the surface of the gold is slightly red, this is due to the corrosion of the sea water, although it does not lose its fineness, but there will definitely be changes on the surface.
Then there are jewelry that has not been thoroughly cleaned, placed in a special titanium alloy box, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, diamonds, pearls, jade, pearls, etc., in the light of the extraordinarily bright and charming, professionals are carefully cleaning and taking protective measures.
"These diamonds are so big, they have to be at least two or three hundred carats, right?" Yaxin grabbed a handful of cleaned diamonds and said to the sisters in amazement.
She is also a woman who has seen a big scene, but she has never seen so many hundreds of diamonds, and it is in one place, and the weight of each one is not low.
"These relatively large natural diamonds should weigh no less than 1,000 carats, and even when I was in the royal family, I didn't see more diamonds than here. Hey, there's a little gem-encrusted chest here, let's see what's in there, oh my God, it's a pink diamond! Diana said in surprise.
"Boss, the ship we unearthed should be the flagship of the gold fleet, although the cargo inside has not been completely cleaned up, but up to now we have obtained more than 180 tons of gold and more than 2,000 various gems." The captain of the Papa reported to Wu Chen in a low voice.