Just as Feng Ye was about to answer, he suddenly heard someone exclaim, "Look, that manta ray seemed to be flying this way!"
"What?"
He quickly turned his head and saw the manta ray fall to the surface of the sea and be sent flying by a blow from the killer whale's tail.
Moreover, this time it flew in the exact direction it was heading straight for the Dong Sheng.
Feng Ye's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively shouted, "Holy crap, get out of the way!"
Everyone quickly dodged, either moving to the side or crouching down, trying to hide behind the ship's side.
But the manta ray is extremely fast.
Before they could react, the manta ray flew like a black cannonball, arriving close in the blink of an eye and passing overhead.
Everyone felt a blur before their eyes.
Immediately afterwards, a loud "bang" was heard.
The manta ray slammed heavily onto the deck.
The immense impact caused the ship to tremble slightly.
Everyone was still shaken, looking at the manta ray that had fallen onto the deck, sighing with regret.
"That was close! That manta ray almost landed on our heads."
"Yes, the impact was really strong. If it hit a person, they would be seriously injured, if not killed."
The crowd discussed among themselves, their faces showing a hint of relief at surviving a disaster.
Just as Feng Ye was about to turn around to look at the manta ray, he heard the sound of water near the side of the boat, along with a cheerful "whimpering" sound.
He was overjoyed, then realized something and quickly turned to look.
Beside the boat, a killer whale was treading water like a human, its large head peeking out and making soft moaning sounds at him.
Upon closer inspection, he immediately understood.
We were just talking about how orcas might bring gifts to humans, and here it is!
This giant manta ray was indeed a gift from the killer whale to him.
He pointed at the orca and excitedly shouted to the driver, "Ah Can, look! This is the orca we rescued last year!"
Orcas are black and white, with indistinct colors, making them generally difficult to distinguish.
Feng Ye was able to recognize it because the orca had healed scars on its back.
Last year, after this orca was caught in a trawling net, it displayed its might and smashed a fishing boat from Longtail Island.
The orca had been cut on its back by the net, leaving a large wound.
Although it has healed now, it has left a permanent scar.
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can was both surprised and delighted, and quickly ran out of the driver's seat.
"It really is that orca from last year!"
Ah-chan's eyes widened, and he shouted in disbelief.
Feng Ye smiled and nodded: "It seems it still remembers us and came all the way here to give us a gift."
The orca clearly recognized the two of them, calling out happily and occasionally splashing water with its pectoral fins.
Feng Ye laughed heartily and waved at it: "Thank you for the manta ray."
The orca seemed to understand, and its calls became even more joyful. After a while, it disappeared into the water.
The next moment, it surged up from the bottom of the water and leaped out of the water.
Then, it fell several times in succession, and then jumped up again, as if saying goodbye to the two of them.
Finally, it joined the other killer whales who were still playing with the manta ray, and together they dived into the water and disappeared from the surface of the sea.
And the manta rays that were flying in the air seemed to have been freed, and they all plunged into the water.
Splashing up white waves, they shimmered with a crystalline light in the sunlight.
The sea returned to calm, with only the sound of waves lapping against the ship and the occasional cry of seagulls in the distance.
The crew of the Dong Sheng stared at the direction the orca had gone for a long time before finally turning their gaze away.
Ye Chenliang asked in surprise, "Ah Ye, is this the orca gift you were talking about?"
"That's right, orcas are very intelligent."
Feng Ye smiled and nodded, then turned around to look at the manta ray that had landed on the deck.
This manta ray is really big, about three meters long and nearly two meters wide, and it's flat.
When it landed, it landed on its back with its belly facing up, so you could clearly see its mouth and cheeks.
However, it's unclear whether it was whipped to death by the orca or simply passed out; it lay motionless on the deck.
At this moment, Feng Jialing's somewhat exasperated voice came from the driver's seat.
"What are you all standing there for? Get offline! Get offline!"
Feng Ye and A-Can seemed to wake from a dream. After exchanging a glance, they said in unison, "Yes, let's go offline."
The others immediately realized what was happening, and without paying any more attention to the manta ray, they quickly ran off to get to work.
As they went to the aft deck together, lifted the fishing net, and lowered it into the sea, the boat started moving again.
The two towing lines of the trawl net are very long and are piled up on both sides of the boat.
Generally speaking, the towing line length of a single-boat trawl is usually 4 to 7 times the water depth, the hand line length is 200 to 400 meters, and the towing speed does not exceed 5 knots;
The towing length of a double-boat trawl net is 15 to 20 times the water depth, and the towing speed does not exceed 6 knots.
The Dong Sheng is a single-trawler fishing vessel with a tow line length of over 300 meters.
When the trawl net enters the water, the tow line is pulled rapidly, like two giant black pythons swimming in the sea.
Within minutes, the entire towline had entered the sea, then taut.
The net slowly unfolded in the sea, its gaping maw like a ravenous beast, greedily devouring everything in its path.
The Dong Sheng vessel's first voyage at sea has officially begun its first netting operation.
Afterwards, everyone returned to the foredeck and gathered around to admire the giant manta ray that the orca had given them.
"Isn't this head way too big?"
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