The fault of the ship was found, but it could not be solved for the time being. The radio distress call did receive a response, but it was not good news.
The nearest rescue ship will take ten hours to arrive.
Pei Yang looked at the time on his watch. It was 3:30 in the afternoon, and it would be evening in ten hours.
The danger of this sea area comes from two aspects. On the one hand, the weather is unpredictable and the probability of encountering extreme weather is very high. On the other hand, there are dangerous species such as jellyfish and sharks lurking in the sea.
After confirming that there was sufficient water and food on the boat, Pei Yang decided to stay where he was and wait for rescue.
Time passed minute by minute, and the light blue rescue boat stood still on the endless sea like a sculpture.
As dusk approached, the sea became more peaceful and tranquil. There was not even a trace of wind, and an eerie feeling emanated.
Looking at the calm sea, Pei Yang gradually felt uneasy. He picked up a telescope and looked at the sea.
When he saw the west, he paused and his face instantly became solemn.
"Notify everyone, 30 nautical miles due west, Level 2 sea storm warning!"
Upon hearing this, everyone on the boat changed their expressions.
There are four levels of maritime storm warnings, with level one being the highest and level two being the second. Small search and rescue vessels like theirs can only deal with level three and level four sea storms at most.
Although everyone knew there was a sea storm, they did not panic.
The weather at sea changes rapidly. The storm may disappear in the next second, or it may go in another direction.
At a distance of 30 nautical miles, there are too many possibilities.
After completing the preparations for the storm, all the crew members stood on the deck and looked due west.
From the crew's naked eye perspective, the sea to the west was calm and peaceful.
But in Pei Yang's telescope, a black storm was slowly coming towards this side like a twisted dragon, and as the sea storm moved, its wind power and intensity not only did not decrease, but was gradually expanding.
We can't just wait like this!
Pei Yang's strong intuition made him realize that this sea storm would definitely pass by where they were.
Pei Yang handed the telescope to an old crew member and asked him to monitor the movement of the sea storm at all times. He ran to the cockpit and tried to start the main engine.
However, after trying several times, the host did not respond. The alarm indicator light on the host panel showed that there should be a problem with the thruster, that is, the propeller.
To inspect the propeller, one has to go into the sea, but the danger level of the sea is no less than that of a sea storm that roars like a dragon.
After frowning and thinking for a moment, Pei Yang decisively decided to go to the sea to inspect the propeller.
When everyone on the boat learned that he was going to go to the sea, they tried their best to dissuade him.
"Captain Pei, why don't we wait and see? The sea storm may not necessarily come our way."
While Pei Yang was putting on his diving equipment neatly, he loudly asked the old crew member who was observing the sea storm to report its location.
"It's less than 20 nautical miles from our ship."
Hearing this, all the crew members fell silent.
Pei Yang quickly put on his diving equipment, instructed the deputy captain on his work, and walked quickly towards the channel to the sea with his toolbox.
"Captain Pei, take this with you for self-defense."
It is a double-edged short knife with a barbed tip, about 20 cm long.
Pei Yang took it, put it casually around his waist, took one last deep look at all the crew members, turned around and dived into the sea.
When he reached the sea, Pei Yang observed the surrounding water while swimming towards the propeller at the stern of the ship.
When we arrived at the stern, we found that the propeller was entangled in a tattered fishing net.
Pei Yang immediately took out a pair of scissors from the toolbox and cleaned the fishing net.
Just as the fishing nets were about to be cleared, Pei Yang suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from behind him, accompanied by the surge of water.
Sensing the approaching danger, he hid behind the propeller without thinking and saw clearly the creature attacking him.
The great white shark opened its bloody mouth and bit towards him. Pei Yang stretched out his feet and pushed hard against the bottom of the boat, using the rebound force to successfully avoid the attack of the great white shark.
However, he escaped the big one but not the small one.
A small white shark opened its mouth and bit his arm hard.
The piercing pain almost made Pei Yang choke on his water, but his years of experience on the battlefield allowed his body to fight back faster than his brain.
"puff!"
The dagger completely sank into the little white shark's eye.
The little white shark fled away with a stream of blood.
Two other sharks, one big and one small, were attracted by the blood of the little white shark and followed it.
Pei Yang took the opportunity to clean up the remaining fishing nets on the propeller and dived out of the sea as quickly as possible.
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With the help of the team members, Pei Yang successfully returned to the search and rescue boat.
At this time, the sea storm was crushing towards their sea area with a devastating force, less than 5 nautical miles away.
If we don't leave now, the whole ship will capsize and be torn apart by the storm.
Pei Yang didn't care about his bleeding arm and shouted to start the boat.
As the engine started, the ship shook and quickly moved away in the opposite direction.
The rescue ship was running at full power, but the storm behind it was getting closer and closer, and the entire rescue ship was swayed from side to side by the strong wind.
After an unknown amount of time, the rescue ship's fuel was about to run out, and everyone fell into despair. Some even closed their eyes and waited for death to come.
"The storm seems to have stopped!"
Looking at the sea gradually calming down behind him, Pei Yang breathed a sigh of relief, but then his eyes went dark and he fell headfirst onto the deck.
When he woke up, it was already dark.
As there was little fuel left, in order to save energy, the ship did not turn on the electricity and instead used kerosene lamps for lighting.
Maybe it was because of the kerosene lamp that made him uncomfortable, but Pei Yang coughed violently a few times out of suffocation.
"Captain Pei." The crew member who was guarding him woke up and looked at him with joy, "You finally woke up."
"What time is it?"
When he opened his mouth, the hoarse voice surprised Pei Yang himself. He touched his forehead and it was so hot that it frightened him.
Having a fever at sea is not a good sign.
He subconsciously glanced at his injured left arm. The wound had been wrapped tightly with gauze, but the burning and itchy sensation made him realize that his wound was becoming inflamed.
"Did you get through to the rescue team on the radio?"
The crew shook their heads. "We haven't been able to contact the rescue team since the storm, and we haven't found any other ships in the nearby waters."
Pei Yang also asked about the situation of food, water and medicine, but the reserves of each item were not optimistic.
Compared with other crew members, his own situation was the worst.
He lost too much blood and his wound became inflamed. Although he had been given first aid, the effect was obviously not good.
The crew brought him some biscuits and drinking water.
Every bite of biscuit was as hard for Pei Yang as sand scraping across his throat. After barely eating two pieces, he couldn't eat any more. He just drank some drinking water and then fell into a deep sleep.
When he regained consciousness, Pei Yang was surprised to find that he was in a mourning hall, and in the photo frame placed in front of the hall was his own black-and-white portrait.
Second update~