Chapter Eighty-Three: The Great Adventure in India (3) Landing
Literati often compare the sea to women in their own articles, Wu Liang was a little unimpressed with this, but no one thought that after yesterday's generous gift, the next day's sea suddenly became a little violent in the blink of an eye, the sky that was still clear became cloudy in a blink of an eye, and the calm sea became white at the moment, and a strong smell of the sea also came out with the waves lapping on the deck.
At this time, the sea is like a woman who plays with a small temperament, everything comes so suddenly, people are caught off guard. The 1,200-ton ocean-going fishing boat is like a monkey that has fallen into the hands of the Buddha, with no power to resist and can only rise and fall helplessly with the raging waves.
Huanghuang Tianwei came so fast, it didn't take half an hour for the wind speed to soar from level four to level nine, and there was a tendency to get bigger and bigger. Wave after wave crashed against the fragile fishing boat, and there was a thumping sound on the board from time to time! A terrifying scene like the end of the world is presented in front of Wu Liang's eyes, and if this scene is used to make a doomsday movie, it is estimated that there will be no need for post-production effects. More than a dozen crew members on board were busy under the command of the captain, and the crew cut the trays used to cover the smuggled goods at the back of the ship directly with axes, and a few people picked up pumps and rushed down the cargo hold to drain the stagnant water that had poured in.
Wu Liang, who had never experienced this, was a little dumbfounded, standing in the sailor's cabin in a daze, looking out the window numbly, holding on to the table fixed on the board with both hands and not daring to let go at all. Maybe everyone has already guessed, that's right, Wu Liang is an authentic landlubber, it's OK to take a boat to fish and fish, but as soon as he enters the water, the whole person is confused, not to mention floating, the whole person is like a scale in the water, and it will sink directly to the bottom.
In the past 28 years, I haven't thought about studying in the past, Wu Liang's college days were instigated by his roommates to choose a physical education elective and try swimming once, but he had two experiences of being drowned and half dead, if it wasn't for the people next to him at the time, he almost GG in time.
The first time was that a classmate made a mistake, dragging Wu Liang to practice floating and dragging him into the deep water, but Wu Liang was too nervous to hold his classmate and not let go, causing the two of them to choke and sink together! The second time was even more unlucky, because the water in the pool was too cold in winter, and the warm-up was insufficient, Wu Liang had cramps directly in the one-meter-two practice area at the moment he jumped into the water, and was fished out by the lifeguard in front of a group of small pot friends, and was used as a shameful negative teaching material. The only two times in college were not hung on the high number with the highest failure rate but hung in the pool, and the tragic experience left Wu Liang with a huge psychological shadow, and he would not even choose a bathhouse with a depth of more than one meter, not to mention that this was the first time he had personally experienced a storm at sea!
The hull of the ship shook more and more, and the bottom compartment containing stowaways and all kinds of cargo began to enter the water for some reason.
Mother! Lord Longwang, you're planning to kill me directly, right? Wu Liang began to put a life jacket on his body as soon as he learned that the hull was flooded. Meow! It's a mistake to miss it, why didn't you bring an extra lifeboat and a lifebuoy in the space in the first place, it's really a mistake.
As for the yacht in the space? Let's treat it as if it doesn't exist, the hull of the ship is stuffed with all kinds of munitions by Wu Liang because of the need to save space, and the requirements of the counterweight are not considered at all, at this time, take it out and put it on the water, a wave will come over, and the boat will capsize and sink to the bottom, it is better to stay on the fishing boat safely!
The huge waves carried the small fishing boat up and down, but fortunately, the captain was an experienced old sea wolf, and decisively directed the crew to throw the bundles of fishing nets and a large amount of cargo on the deck into the sea to lighten the weight of the hull. At the same time, he tried to adjust the course to avoid the direct lapping of the waves, and the leakage of the ship's bilge was alleviated, and the pump that was sent down began to work, and the hull that was slightly deviated due to the water ingress of the ship slowly straightened up with the discharge of seawater.
Fortunately, this storm came and went quickly, and Wu Liang worshiped the gods and Buddhas in fear, and the fishing nets and floats stacked on the deck of the fishing boat in order to disguise their identities were all swept away by the waves, and there was nothing on the entire deck.
The starboard board of the bottom compartment was cracked by the waves from the joint, and a small amount of water was constantly seeping into the ship, so in order to prevent the hull from rolling over, people had to take turns pumping out the water from the bottom compartment. The ship's engine also malfunctioned due to the storm, and some electronic equipment was burned out due to water ingress, and although the captain took someone to repair it, it was no longer able to move at full speed. And the saddest thing doesn't stop there! The fishing boat was swept away by the storm and the waves drifted off course for nearly fifty nautical miles.
The successive troubles made Wu Hao sigh, it was really a blessing and a disaster!
There is no way, if you suddenly encounter a storm of this magnitude at sea, the sinking of the ship should be considered the best outcome, and the rest of the things can be overcome even if they are bad.
After the storm, the whole sea returned to its tranquil side, and the soft sound of the waves seemed to tell people that I was just a little out of shape just now, and you didn't see anything!
Guided by the starry sky, the captain found his way forward, and the boat began to sail slowly at a speed of eight knots per hour to its destination, ---- Kerala, India
The three-day voyage was greatly reduced by the storm, and the group drifted at sea for six days and five nights before reaching the port of Kerala with a narrow margin of fuel running out. As soon as they entered the port, the two warships sitting near the slipway in the harbor only revealed a small island and silently told the cruelty of the war to the travelers. The entire port, which was abandoned by government forces two years ago, is now one of the three major ports in southwest India where all rebel forces receive external aid.
The port is run by the native forces of Kerala, and due to the high level of education of the local population, the whole port is dilapidated but well managed, and small boats come up to guide the fishing boats as soon as they enter the port.
In and Boatswain Junius. Richard. After Jayawardena agreed on the time of return, Wu Liang disembarked with a large but light backpack.