"It seems like something happened!"
Xiaohua, who loves to watch the fun, had already pricked up her ears. When she heard the voices, she excitedly pulled Wenxi out.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw He Tingyan striding towards me, followed by Zhuang Yi.
"What's going on outside?"
"You'll know when you go see it."
The group quickly walked towards the deck.
Their residence was closer to the inside, and when they rushed over, there were already quite a few people on the deck.
The rain was still falling sparsely and the sky was a little dark, but they could still see a boat parked about fifty meters in front of their boat.
The hull is only one-third of theirs, and the appearance looks quite classy. It doesn't look like a cargo ship, but more like a sightseeing boat.
Xiaohua grabbed a crew member who was about to run over and asked, "What happened?"
The crew pointed to the motionless ship ahead and said, "It's anchored. It seems something has gone wrong. The captain received a call for help and is about to go over to help."
After the crew member said this, he ran forward.
Wen Xi and his group followed him to the bow of the boat.
A lifeboat was lowered, and the captain and Lian Yan jumped on it.
Lian Yan belongs to the special forces and is proficient in mechanical maintenance. The captain has decades of experience in sailing, so he didn't bring anyone else with him. If the two of them can't handle it, then there's nothing others can do.
Half an hour later, the two returned.
"How is it?" Captain Ling hurried over and asked.
Lian Yan wiped the rain off his face and said, "The problem is too big to be fixed."
The captain beside him also shook his head.
The engine was completely broken down and there were leaks in several places on the bottom of the boat. I have never seen such a bad boat.
"How many people are there on the boat?" Captain Ling asked with a frown.
"There were three of us, the boat owner and two tourists. It was a sightseeing boat from a neighboring country. The boat owner owned it privately, and to save costs, he hadn't done any regular maintenance."
"That's the nature of people from that country. Many ships capsize every year, but even so, they can't withstand the enthusiasm of domestic tourists." The captain muttered in a low voice.
Captain Ling frowned: "Are the tourists on the boat our compatriots?"
"Yes, both of them are women, and they chartered a sightseeing boat." Lian Yan reported.
"Have you contacted rescue?"
"The ship's communication equipment is also out of order."
"Try to contact us using our ship."
"OK."
The captain hurried to the control room.
"I tried many times, but there was no response from the other side."
"Is there a communication problem?"
"There's no problem with the communication. The experts in the team have just checked it. It must be the other party's problem. Their country's maritime rescue has always been unreliable. Maybe they are drunk by now and didn't hear the distress signal at all." The captain curled his lips.
He has been sailing on this high seas for many years, and no one knows the morals of the neighboring countries better than him. As long as there is wine, they can't even see the fire on their buttocks.
"What should we do now, Captain Ling?" Lian Yan looked up at the sky and asked anxiously.
The drizzle that had started in the evening was getting heavier.
Ling Liang remained silent.
If we wait for rescue here, we don’t know when we can contact anyone, and we can’t be sure how much time it will take; if we take people with us, it’s not appropriate because this mission involves confidential information. But the weather is getting worse and the sightseeing boat is still leaking, so we can’t just put our compatriots in danger.
"Take the person over first." He ordered after thinking for a moment.
"yes!"
Lian Yan called two crew members to help and picked up the people on the broken sightseeing boat.
The boat owner was already soaked in the seawater that flooded into the boat and looked miserable. The two female tourists following behind him were not much better off.
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