Chapter 201 A Submarine Full of Unknowns

Pascal's voice came over the intercom: "Brother, are you kidding me? It's pitch black and I can't see a thing!"

Xiao Peng coughed twice. The searchlight on his diving suit could only illuminate a distance of about seven or eight meters, while Xiao Peng himself could only see places a hundred meters away.

"I've discovered something. I'll turn off the synchronized video camera now. Don't be nervous!" Xiao Peng said and turned off the camera.

"What are you doing? Why are you turning off the camera?" Pascal complained, "Let me see what you've found."

Xiao Peng said, "They're broadcasting live, aren't they? Some scenes shouldn't be shown. I'll use another camera to record them."

Pascal hummed, "Then be careful."

Xiao Peng activated the thrusters and moved a distance. Lying quietly on the silica seabed was a huge black submarine. It was the S-80 submarine they were looking for.

Why was there no submarine showing up on the multibeam sonic scanner?

After all, silica is a vitreous substance that shatters when hit. This large submarine directly smashed a large crater and merged with the silica seabed! If Xiao Peng hadn't been so bored that he came down here, he wouldn't have missed this ship.

Xiao Peng turned on his camera to film the steel behemoth lying quietly on the seabed. He was also confused. How could this submarine sink?

Modern military submarines generally have escape pods, which are usually installed in the submarine's pressure-resistant command tower. They are similar in structure to a diving bell. In case of emergency, they can detach from the submarine and surface instantly. If the submarine encounters a situation and needs to be abandoned, the escape pod can be used to escape.

However, the S-80's pressure-resistant command tower remained intact, which means that the submarine's escape capsule was not launched.

Is there something wrong with the escape pod?

Xiao Peng swam to the bow to check the torpedo tubes. The torpedo ports were buried in silica ore. Looking through the gaps, Xiao Peng discovered they were also closed, indicating they hadn't attempted to escape through the tubes. Were they simply waiting to die?

The traditional way of self-rescue in the event of a submarine accident is to escape through the torpedo tube. This is a training that submarine soldiers around the world must receive!

However, this method of self-rescue is quite risky. The water pressure in the launch tube is extremely high. Once the launch port cover is opened, seawater will rush in. If you can't withstand the pressure of the seawater, you may die immediately.

Even if you manage to resist the pressure of the seawater and climb out of the submarine, you can't ascend too quickly. If you ascend too quickly, decompression sickness is a serious problem.

But when it comes to life and death, I can't care about so many things.

Xiao Peng moved back to the escape pod and knocked on it, but got no response.

How did this submarine sink? Xiao Peng was now completely confused.

Speaking of the biggest submarine accident in recent years, it should be the Russian "Kursk" nuclear submarine accident, in which all 118 people on board were killed.

However, there were many accidental factors in that submarine accident. First of all, the explosion was caused by a torpedo explosion. After the explosion, all the people near the collective floating escape capsule were killed, and the collective escape capsule was also destroyed.

The torpedo tube also failed due to the explosion. There was an emergency exit for crew members to escape in the stern engine room, but the escape hole was also deformed by the explosion, and in the end everyone was buried in the sea.

But there is no comparison between the sinking of the two submarines. The Kursk sank due to an explosion, while the S-80 did not show any signs of explosion.

He looked at the bow and then at the stern, but the distress beacon had not been launched.

What the hell! No wonder someone knocked out dozens of submariners in an instant? Was the food poisoned?

That shouldn't be the case! They also eat in batches!

After Xiao Peng finished filming all the necessary information, he said to Pascal, "Little Pa, have them reclaim the cables. I'll go up first."

"Okay! You turn off the thrusters!"

"It's turned off! You can surface anytime!"

After Xiao Peng surfaced to the sea, he moved onto the boat with the help of Walter and the others.

Xiao Peng took off his bulky diving suit. This was the first time he had stayed under the sea for so long wearing 'Iron Man'. This wasn't a diving suit, it was a small submarine!

Pascal asked Xiao Peng, "Xiao, have you found anything?"

Jenny was still there holding the camera and broadcasting live, and the twin sisters also came to join in the fun.

Xiao Peng took out the obsidian he had found on the seabed from the metal basket under the mechanical arm of his diving suit and handed it to the twins: "Silicon dioxide, a gift for you."

Blair took the obsidian: "Thank you!"

"Only obsidian?" Lisa asked.

Xiao Peng smiled and shook his finger, then took out an SD card from the camera in his diving suit and waved to Pascal: "Let's go back to the cabin and show you something!"

After the two entered the cabin, Xiao Peng lowered all the sun visors on the portholes, inserted the SD card into the computer, and played the situation on the seabed to Pascal.

"Oh my god!" Pascal said, "What the hell is going on? How did this submarine sink? Did all the energy systems fail collectively?"

Xiao Peng spread his hands. "In fact, I thought so at first, but the more I think about it, the more impossible it seems. First of all, there are maintenance personnel on the submarine. Even if the repairs can't be made, they will try to escape. But they didn't make any escape moves. Unless there is something that can kill everyone at once, this situation would not happen. However, this is not our problem, but a problem that the Spanish military needs to study."

"What will Spain do if they find this ship?" asked Pascal.

Xiao Peng spread his hands and said, "Contact Titan. That's what they're good at. They could either use a semi-floating salvage platform or use an inflatable valve to raise the entire vessel. But I suspect they'll first send a rescue submarine to investigate the cause of the accident."

"Rescue submarine?" Pascal asked puzzledly.

Xiao Peng thought for a moment. "You've seen the movie 'The Meg,' right? The one with Jason Statham? I don't understand why the scientists in the movie spent $1.3 billion to build two manned submersibles capable of diving to 12,000 meters when they couldn't just get a few unmanned ROVs to explore the bottom of the water. But one thing is true: at the beginning of the film, a small submarine is parked above a sunken submarine, and a group of people enter the submarine to carry out a rescue operation. That small submarine is a rescue submarine. They dive this small submarine above the wrecked submarine's escape hatch, then use electromagnetic coils to connect the two submarines together. After draining the docking compartment, they can enter the submarine to conduct a rescue investigation."

Xiao Peng was about to speak when there was a knock on the door and Jenny's voice came: "Xiao, what are you busy with? I have something important to tell you."

"Wait a minute!" Xiao Peng turned off the monitor and walked out of the cabin: "Is there anything that can't be discussed later? I'm busy!"