Chapter 392: A clever escape after falling into the water to rescue someone
The common duties and corporal punishment for new sailors on board the ship often point to one thing - scrubbing the deck. They have done similar repetitive tasks, and everyone knows that it is a drudgery. Pushing and pulling to scrub the ground is very taxing on the waist and muscles.
It’s easy to get tired.
Most of the people who run the boats are young men in their teens to 20s and 30s. Those who are older can be exempted from entry-level labor based on their seniority level. Technical jobs such as damage control and engineering are too tight, and it is not their turn to work hard on the deck.
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Therefore, the task of scrubbing the deck naturally falls on the sailor on duty. However, not every sailor is so conscientious and can meticulously clean the deck and ship's side from beginning to end.
Wang Chengzhu, who had been working as a loader and unloader for two days, found a less sudden opportunity to escape. He found that the shore ladder springboard of the ship he was participating in unloading was placed on a fulcrum on the side of the ship. As the loaders moved up and down,
There were some inconspicuous shifts. He quickly realized that either the side of the boat was slipping, or the gangplank was resonating. No one was paying attention to this shore ladder without guardrails, and slipping into the water could happen at any time.
Wang Chengzhu kept an eye out and did nothing to precipitate the danger. However, he did not report his findings and went about his work as usual.
Tens of minutes later, what Wang Chengzhu expected happened. With a "squeak" sound, the wooden springboard moved half a foot to the side of the dock. Then, because the center of gravity of the springboard was on the side of the loader who was carrying the heavy load,
Sliding towards the water.
"Plop...Plop..." The four loaders and the gangplank made the sound of falling into the water one after another, indicating a safety production accident.