Although the Dickson dock is not big, it is a deep-water port, so the Blue Whale can dock there without any problem. However, the Blue Whale is even longer than the dock, and the dock also needs to leave space for the supply ship that transports supplies, so the Blue Whale can only dock sideways on the dock.
Although Dixon is small, the facilities here are good, and Captain Andre is very familiar with the place. It didn't take long for him to find the technicians who repaired the helicopter.
However, it would take another day to repair the helicopter.
Let's delay it, Chris and his team drove the modified heavy armored off-road vehicle and prepared to search the surrounding area.
This heavy armored transport vehicle was purchased in the United States and was modified from a military Hummer jeep. The tires are wider and larger, and the chassis and compartment are also higher and wider, so that it can adapt to off-road travel in polar wilderness areas.
The Siberian wilderness is very difficult to travel in the summer, especially in Siberia within the Arctic Circle. If you don’t see it with your own eyes, it’s really hard to imagine how bad the situation is here.
By comparison, the Paris-Dakar Rally, driving through the Sahara Desert, is like driving on the Autobahn.
Siberia in summer is simply a quagmire. Not to mention roads, even finding a piece of solid land is a luxury.
Especially in the Taimyr Peninsula, there are many rivers and the erosion of glaciers has caused the ground to be bumpy. It is not so bad in winter, but everything is frozen into a lump here. Not to mention cars, even tanks can run on it.
But in summer, when the temperature rises and the ice and snow melt, this area will immediately be filled with puddles and lakes of all sizes. Ordinary cars can't even drive here, and it would take great driving skills for the driver to avoid getting stuck.
Fortunately, there is permafrost under the melted ice and snow, and there are no large swamps here. With this modified high-horsepower heavy-duty off-road vehicle, it is possible to move forward in the wilderness at an average speed of 20 kilometers per hour.
Moreover, this area is so flat that it is refreshing. If it weren't for those damn puddles, it would be even more comfortable than the prairie.
After a few days of heavy fog, the weather in this area is so sunny that it makes people intoxicated. Although the temperature is a bit low, it is definitely the most comfortable temperature.
Every time the convoy moved forward a certain distance, Yang Jing would stand on the roof of the car and observe with a telescope. In this kind of terrain, as long as there is a treasure buried under the ground, the red light can be seen from dozens of kilometers away.
But unfortunately, this area is obviously not a treasure-hiding area.
In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that the situation in this area is not suitable for hiding treasures at all. There are only puddles, rivers and lakes here, and underneath is permafrost that is as hard as stone. With the strength of Antonov and his men at that time, it was absolutely impossible to hide treasure in such an area.
I wandered around Dixon for a whole day and didn't find anything, but I did waste a lot of fuel.
This modified heavy-duty off-road vehicle has a fuel consumption of nearly 50 liters per 100 kilometers. The fuel tank that can hold 200 liters of diesel can only support the vehicle to run for a maximum of 400 kilometers.
Four cars ran for a day, and 800 liters of diesel evaporated...
Fortunately, the Antarctic Tern was repaired the next day. Yang Jing paid more than 40,000 US dollars to repair this big guy.
With the Antarctic Tern, the subsequent search work immediately became much smoother.
But unfortunately, apart from two days wasted due to rain, Yang Jing and his team searched all the islands in the Plavnikoviye Islands in the following week but still did not find the treasure.
The continuous unsuccessful searches not only exhausted Yang Jing and Gege physically and mentally, but also dealt a heavy blow to everyone's morale.
On this day, heavy fog suddenly fell and the helicopter could not take off to continue the search. Everyone got a rare opportunity to rest, so they gathered together to discuss the next search plan.
Although we have not found anything after two weeks of searching, it would be a shame to give up now that we have made such progress. Therefore, we must continue the search.
PS: I would like to thank "震天世界" for the reward of 1,000.
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