Chapter 176 The Name That Must Not Be Mentioned at Sea

Of course, Xu Xingde and the other man could not return to China. They also realized that they had done something wrong and wanted to apologize to Xiao Peng, but Xiao Peng did not change his mind. His original words were: I am being kind by not throwing away the equipment you put on my ship!

He didn't bring any of the four scientific researchers with him on this voyage. If both parties want to cooperate for a long time, they must establish rules and cannot just let them do what they want!

Let’s correct their bad habits first!

The two ships sailed towards the Mediterranean Sea, one behind the other. After two days of sailing, they finally reached their destination. After securing work permits from the Italian side, they began the salvage operation.

But before the salvage, Xiao Peng had something very important to do: he had to name this ROV. He couldn't really call it "Hailong No. 2", right?

"What are you going to name it?" Fabian asked as he tied the 'Red Head Boat' and the 'Dragon Boat' together with ropes.

Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Call it the 'Super Box Jellyfish'!"

He remembered the giant octopus and box jellyfish that gave him superpowers. He still couldn't figure out how he came to have so many strange abilities. The only thing he knew was that he could breathe freely in the ocean like a "sea king" and could make sixgill sharks and nurse sharks obey him.

There were so many things he didn't understand about his abilities, and he didn't know where his limits were.

Having super powers but no instruction manual, bad review!

After the name was chosen and the crane was started, the 'Super Box Jellyfish' entered the ocean. This is a cabled ROV, which is connected to the mother ship by a cable for control. It has lights and robotic arms on it. The lights can illuminate the seabed at a distance of about seven meters. The data transmitted by the camera on the ship can be used to observe the situation on the seabed. A micro ROV can be carried to further explore places that the 'Super Box Jellyfish' cannot enter.

"The camera is working fine."

"Control equipment is normal."

"Power is normal."

"The 'Mini ROV' is working fine."

"The diving speed is normal."

"The pressure data is normal."

Duan Bo kept reporting on the progress of his work at the control panel. Xiao Peng watched for a few seconds and then became bored. This dive speed is too slow! A dive of over 800 meters would take ten minutes depending on the situation!

"Hua Chong, be careful with the cables! Don't trip overboard!" Xiao Peng commanded. "Cabaye, turn your crane arm 90 degrees to the right! Get out of the way over there! Yang Zhibin, Varane, and Dio, the three of you, clear the deck!"

"Yes!" The whole ship began to get busy.

Walter and Kasin looked at Xiao Peng and said, "Boss, what should we do?"

"You guys?" Xiao Peng looked at the two of them and said, "Go to the captain's room and don't take up space here. Don't you think it's too crowded?"

“…”

Fabian and Pascal craned their heads to look at the monitor on the ROV console and said, "My concern now is whether the 'Super Box Jellyfish' can withstand the high temperatures of the hot springs."

Duan Bo explained, "High temperatures were taken into consideration when designing it. As long as we don't rush directly into the hot spring, there won't be any major problems. But you said a hot spring was discovered at a depth of 800 meters? This is the closest hot spring to the sea surface I've ever seen! The hot springs I found in the Indian Ocean were all below 3,500 meters deep! If we really want to ensure the safety of mining such a shallow hot spring, it will greatly reduce the difficulty of the work!"

Fabian's face was filled with black lines: "Duan, we are looking for a shipwreck! The shipwreck is what's important!"

Duan Bo nodded and said, "Oh, yes, yes... Holy crap! There really is a hot spring!"

Fabian almost punched him after hearing that.

Duan Bo also felt that what he said was wrong, and hurriedly said: "There is a sunken ship here!"

Fabian quickly leaned over to look at the screen.

Xiao Peng also took a look and said, "It's not this one. This is a wooden boat. Our position is not right. Search the area within 200 meters around this boat!"

Duan Bo was shocked after hearing this and said, "So many shipwrecks here?"

Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "This is an important shipping route between the Mediterranean, Africa, and Europe, so it's no surprise that there are so many shipwrecks. But this isn't the place with the most shipwrecks in the world. The North Atlantic and the Strait of Gibraltar have far more shipwrecks! Duan Bo, guess where shipwrecks are most likely to occur?"

Duan Bo thought for a moment. "The North Atlantic? The sea conditions there are very complex, with harsh weather, strong winds and rough waves! I've been there once with the Xiangyanghong 9."

Xiao Peng laughed and said, "Not really. In fact, the places in the world most likely to have shipwrecks are near the coast or docks. Otherwise, why would Titan Salvage Company be so profitable?"

Kasin, standing at the cockpit door, asked in confusion, "Boss, why are ships more likely to sink near the coast and docks?"

Xiao Peng held up two fingers and said, "Two reasons: First, people tend to let their guard down near docks and the coast, just like how the most common place to get into a car accident is near home. Another reason is the waves. Look, there aren't any waves here at all, just cat's paw waves. But they become huge waves closer to the shore."

Duan Bo nodded and said, "That's true. The so-called 'waves' encountered in the deep sea are generally 'surges'. The largest 'surge' I've encountered was only two meters high, which is extremely rare. But at the seashore, the 'waves' can be terrifyingly high. The highest wave in human history occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska, with a wave exceeding 510 meters! That was a true 'killer wave'. Generally speaking, the waves caused by tsunamis are about 20 to 40 meters high when they reach the shore. This is why ocean shipping routes are generally far away from islands and the like."

"So, comparatively speaking, it's safer to be in the ocean far away from land than to be near the shore?" Kasim asked.

Duan Bo laughed and said, "Then you should pray to God that you don't encounter a 'mad dog wave'!"

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Peng and the others shouted in unison, "Shut up!"

Rogue waves are one of the most bizarre waves in the ocean. Their existence remains a theoretical mystery, unproven. This is because they are so bizarre.

Its appearance is always inexplicable, not due to the occurrence of typhoons or storms. It is possible that a "rogue wave" will suddenly appear when the sea is calm. There is no pattern at all. They appear alone and spontaneously, and their shapes are irregular.

For a long time in human history, this kind of "rogue wave" was believed to be a legend. It was not until the 21st century with the advancement of science that it was confirmed that "rogue dog waves" do exist.

Imagine this: a wave of more than ten or twenty meters high suddenly appears on the calm sea. No one can withstand it!

Nature can be truly terrifying. "Mad Dog Waves" is a metaphor for the saying, "If the King of Hell calls for your death at three in the morning, he won't let you live until five."

This is a term that is absolutely forbidden to mention at sea.