Chapter 38 The Ship Lost Control (Please Collect and Recommend)

At this moment, the ship was already far out to sea.

Not only is it far from the shore, it is also quite a distance from the sea area where the villagers usually fish the most.

At least for now, looking around, the sea surface is just like the sky above - clean and clear, without even a shadow of a fishing boat.

Except for their own fishing boat, there was only one floating there.

They both knew very well what it meant to lose control of the fishing boat in such a vast ocean where there was no sky above and no ground below! You had no idea where the boat would be taken if it drifted with the current.

The only thing that was certain was that they would not be brought back to the village shore.

Even the possibility of being taken near other fishermen out to sea is extremely slim.

The reason is simple. There are dozens of fishing boats from the village going out to sea at the same time. At first glance, it seems like a lot, but how vast is the sea?

These ships scattered on the sea became just a drop in the ocean.

In the waters very close to the shore, it is relatively normal to see fishing boats gathering together.

When fishing boats reach farther out at sea, meeting each other is purely accidental.

This means that even if you want to send out a distress signal, it is almost impossible! "What? You tried and it didn't work?"

Lin Baixian was so anxious that he was pacing around at the stern of the boat.

Liang Ziqiang's heart was also pounding, but he forced himself to calm down.

This type of fishing boat does not have a second set of emergency steering equipment as a backup, so there is no need to think about it.

The only glimmer of hope is to see if we can find out why the steering wheel failed.

Liang Ziqiang began to investigate bit by bit.

First of all, the diesel engine is still operating normally, otherwise the ship would not be traveling at normal speed.

The tiller handle, upper rudder bearing, and the connection between the rudder bearing and the rudder stock are all worn but still functioning normally.

No way? Liang Ziqiang thought of the most difficult possibility and quickly leaned over the stern to take a look.

Shit! It really is true! At some point, the entire rudder blade had fallen off.

Without the rudder blade, of course no matter how you turn the steering wheel, there will be no response!

"Ma Gobi! How did the rudder blade fall off? We are done for!"

Lin Baixian even started to cry.

Not only he cried, Liang Ziqiang also wanted to cry.

The rudder blade had fallen to the bottom of the sea and there was no way it could be recovered.

There was no spare rudder blade on the ship, and even if there was, it would not have been possible to install it.

"When we set out, I asked you, didn't you say you had carefully checked the fishing boat?"

Knowing that blaming him was useless, Liang Ziqiang still couldn't help but ask.

"I checked it thoroughly! Who would have thought that the rudder blade would fall off? This is the first time I've encountered such a thing in my life!"

Lin Baixian was also desperate, feeling powerless and aggrieved.

Yes, usually when accidents happen at sea, it’s either because the boat capsizes due to strong waves, or because the boat runs out of fuel, or when someone is standing by the boat casting a net, they trip over the net rope and fall into the sea.

The probability of an accident being caused by the rudder blade falling off is really very small.

But a small probability does not mean no probability!

In the current situation, even Liang Ziqiang has no idea what to do.

He thought of turning off the diesel, but that still wouldn't stop the boat from drifting away with the ocean current. At the same time, there would still be a certain risk of "going sideways" after turning off the power.

Walking to the bow, he picked up the anchor.

If the anchor is long enough to sink to the bottom of the sea, then stopping the boat in one place temporarily can at least prevent it from drifting further.

If you are lucky, you might even run into a fishing boat passing by and have the chance to ask for help.

However, he was disappointed again.

The ship is small and the anchor is also small, so the length of the anchor cannot possibly extend to the bottom of the sea, no need to even think about it.

After about a quarter of an hour, Liang Ziqiang and Lin Baixian were already numb from sitting in the cabin.

After all possible ways of self-rescue have been explored.

Now, the wisest self-rescue action they can choose is to sit there and do nothing.

There is no profound logic here.

The main thing is to sit in the cabin, avoid sun exposure, don't talk, and don't move around. This can save you some sweat and you can drink less water.

If a miracle happened, maybe they could come across another fishing boat before they died of thirst.

"I'm so fucking..."

Lin Baixian wanted to say that he would rather the boat capsize and die in the wind and waves, which would be much better than dying of thirst like this.

But he had just uttered three words when he realized that if he spoke too much, he would die of thirst faster, so he shut his mouth abruptly.

Liang Ziqiang pretended he heard nothing and simply drooped his eyelids, like an old monk in meditation.

But every minute or so, he would raise his eyelids and glance outside the cabin at the vast and boundless blue waves.

After making sure that there were no fishing boats in sight, he drooped his eyelids silently again.

However, his heart at the moment was far from as peaceful as it seemed.

Some thoughts are uncontrollable.

He was thinking that in his previous life, his father and his brothers went out to sea on a boat, then disappeared in a storm on the sea and never returned to the village.

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In this life, he has become himself, repeating a similar fate.

Are some things destined?

It was because he secretly let go of the small old boat at home that he forcibly changed the course of fate and allowed his three closest relatives to survive the shipwreck.

So, he himself became the pawn to die in place of his loved ones?

If this is true, then the poor guy Lin Baixian was innocently implicated by him, which is quite shameful to think about.

He thought of his mother and younger sister Liang Lizhi again.

In this life, at least the three men, father, elder brother and younger brother, are still alive. Mother and Lizhi will finally not be as miserable and helpless as in the previous life.

Then I thought of Chen Xiangbei.

In her previous life, Chen Xiangbei waited for him for two years. After he was released, she followed him all over the country and lived a hard life.

In this life, I don't even have the chance to be with him?

What a pity. Even in his dreams, he thought about treating her well in this life, wanting her to be happy and smile more with her dimples to dilute the pain of the previous life.

I sat there without knowing how long I had been sitting there. I only knew that the sun, which was originally in the east, gradually rose to the top of my head, and now fell down little by little, becoming the setting sun in the west.

Even though he said nothing, hunger and thirst were still running rampant in his body.

Liang Ziqiang looked at the bag of steamed buns, roasted sweet potatoes, two cantaloupes, and a pot of mountain spring water again and again.

Before boarding the ship, Lin Baixian complained that he was carrying so much food, which was quite cumbersome.

Now, that little bit of food and drink will be their only resource to survive for many days to come.

Maybe we could find a way to get some fish from the sea for food, but for drink, there was no other way except the bottle of fresh water we brought from home.

Liang Ziqiang deliberately took the largest kettle in the house, which could last longer. Lin Baixian just brought a small kettle, which was not enough...

Unable to bear it any longer, Liang Ziqiang unscrewed the kettle, but did not dare to drink it in big gulps. He just took a small sip to moisten his burning throat.

Then, he took out one of the steamed buns from the bag, broke it in half with his hands, and handed it to Lin Baixian.

Lin Baixian was in torment of self-blame because he thought that he had borrowed the boat and had not checked it carefully before leaving.

Facing the steamed buns, he swallowed loudly, but with a guilty look on his face, he pushed Liang Ziqiang's hand away.

"Do you want to eat or not?" Liang Ziqiang frowned. "If you don't eat, you won't be able to move for a while. Even if you find a way to get back alive, you will still have to make me carry you!"

After hearing this, Lin Baixian took the steamed bun with a wronged look on his face, and ate it like a young wife, looking extremely sad.

While eating, the two of them habitually looked outside the cabin.

"Shit! Look, look!"

The two of them pointed towards the sea ahead almost at the same time, and then shouted regardless of their parched throats.

On the sea ahead, several seagulls were circling, some flying in the blue sky, and some floating on the sea.

Among several seagulls flying at different heights, there is a gray shadow gradually appearing on the vast sea level.

It's an island! The key is that the ocean current pushed their two fishing boats to drift, and the direction they were heading was exactly the island in front that was becoming clearer and clearer! 　Feel the "gentle strings" of the crab, sleep in in winter, prosperous memories, this person can rap, the last digits 287, 888, 989, 298, 2110, "AURORAas", rabbit, roe deer, and the recommendation votes of many book friends, as well as the praise and support of many book friends.

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