"We'll depart from Bremerhaven, enter the Arctic Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean, and anchor at Alexander Land. We'll then visit the island."
Due to global warming, the island is no longer covered in snow and ice this month, so it should be pleasant to visit.
"Senior, just make the arrangements. I'll listen to you."
Jiang Baiying nodded and said.
There are so many small animals in the Arctic in spring and summer, and she goes there mainly to see the small animals.
"Just listen to me, it's safe and you can have fun."
Xia Yu said without boasting.
No one on Earth has as much exploration experience as him. After all, we are the first human to land on Mars.
After more than ten hours of flight, Sherlock 2 finally landed at Bremen Airport.
There was no rush to go to the port. Xia Yu first took Xiao Jiang to have some fun in Bremen. By the way, they went to the U-boat Museum and visited the Type XXI U-boat, U-2540.
"Xiao Jiang, what do you say about me buying a submarine?"
Xia Yu suddenly had an idea and said to Xiao Jiang.
"Not so good. The seniors are already at the invincible level. Our house can't really become a museum."
The housekeeper is online. Jiang Baiying is right, but Xia Yu’s submarine is free!
"Okay, let's not buy it. So what do you think of this U-boat?"
"Well, it doesn't look like a WWII submarine at all. It looks very advanced."
Jiang Baiying gave a pertinent comment.
"There are quite a few U-boats sunk in the Atlantic. How about we salvage one or two on the way?"
The Polaris was returned to the factory for maintenance this time with a salvage kit, which was more than enough to salvage a small U-boat. Jiang Baiying became very interested as soon as she heard about it.
Last time, Xia Yu and I salvaged more than 81 tons of silver from the Pacific Ocean. This time, the salvaged submarine may not have much economic value, but its historical value is maximized.
Whether it is to bring it back to the country for anti-XXX education or to return it directly to the United States, Xia Yu is only interested in salvaging dilapidated U-boats. If he wants to collect them, he has to have ones in better condition, such as the one near Alexandria Island.
After staying in Bremen for two days and adjusting to the time difference, the day of departure finally arrived.
At the Leshun Shipyard, the Polaris, fully loaded with fuel and fresh water, was ready to set sail. Xia Yu led Xiao Jiang on board.
“Beep~~”
The whistle blew long and the Polar Star officially set sail. Captain Hannah was still at the helm this time, while Captain Sherlock was researching which U-boat to salvage on the way.
"Senior, did you say Fat Tiger is here?"
Jiang Baiying asked Xia Yu.
"We're just getting started! She's waiting for us on the Atlantic Ocean!"
They had just entered the North Sea from the Weser River. When they officially entered the Atlantic Ocean, Xia Yu released Fat Tiger from the Poké Ball.
“Puff~~”
A column of water spurted out from the sea, and a black and white figure jumped out of the water.
The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, the sky is high enough for birds to fly. It’s still more comfortable outside!
"Fat Tiger is here!"
"Really? It took her a long time to swim here!"
Jiang Baiying said excitedly.
It was so amazing that she couldn't believe her eyes.
"It's not far, only halfway around the world. We'll ask her to catch us a couple of fish later."
Xia Yu even exploits the surplus labor value of animals. He is an old capitalist, but the free fish he gets is delicious.
The ocean-going speed of 20 knots is neither fast nor slow, after all, the displacement is less than 20,000 tons. However, if they traveled day and night, they arrived at the sinking site of a U-boat that had not yet been salvaged on the second day.
"U-1063, a Type VIIC41 U-boat. Captain Karl-Heinz Stephan was born in Posen in 1915 and was only 29 when it was sunk by a British frigate in 1945."
Xia Yu handed the information he found to Xiao Jiang. 29 people were killed in this U-boat, and 17 survived, but the captain died with the submarine.
"Are we going to salvage it?"
"This is it, a Type VIIC41 U-boat, fully loaded with a displacement of 1,070 tons, neither too big nor too small."
The Polaris would definitely not be able to salvage a U-boat with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons, so this one with a displacement of a thousand tons is just right.
Xia Yu made a decision, and the entire Polaris became busy. They first released an underwater robot to conduct a more detailed investigation, and then released a bucket to the seabed a hundred meters deep.
After completing the initial dredging, the robot helped to fix the force points, and the bucket began to recover, pulling out the U-1063 that was half buried in the sea sand.
If it were any bigger, it would definitely break if pulled like that. Fortunately, the structural strength of the VIIC41 was still good, and the powerful torque provided by the crane pulled the U-boat to a depth of 10 meters underwater and stopped.
This is the limit. The Polaris's salvage kit is unable to pull such a large submarine out of the water. Xia Yu has already contacted a tugboat.
In any case, they will tow it back to the shipyard in Leshun first. Before the tugboat arrives, they can go out to sea and take a look.
This time, Jiang Baiying also put on diving equipment and dived into the seabed with Xia Yu on her back.
Ten meters underwater, the rusty U-1063 appeared in front of the two men. There was a huge gap at the stern of the submarine. Seawater invaded from here, eventually causing the submarine to sink.
This is also the reason why 17 people survived. If the torpedo room was hit, both the people and the boat would be finished.
Xia Yu turned on the underwater spotlight, made a "follow me" gesture to Xiao Jiang, and entered the submarine through the gap.
Before coming down, he had already memorized the structural diagram of VIIC41 clearly. Unfortunately, due to water ingress, the inside of the submarine was a mess, and all the places that could rust were rusted.
Similarly, the 29 crew members who died in the battle were completely destroyed, and all turned into organic nutrients for the microorganisms on the seabed.
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