The tilt of the "Ocean Oasis" to the port side is slowly increasing. "Will this tilt cause great harm, Minister Miura," the host asked.
"Heeling will bring great harm to the safety, maneuverability and economy of the ship. For some special ships, such as container ships, ro-ro ships, train ferries, heavy-lift ships, etc., heeling is particularly harmful. Obviously, the heeling of the ship will not only slow down the loading and unloading speed of cargo, but may even cause the ship to lose its balance due to blocking or collision between cargoes, eventually leading to capsizing," the expert replied, "and for large cruise ships, the heeling Listing is also dangerous. In 2006, during its fourth voyage, the 100,000-ton American luxury cruise ship "Crown Princess" suddenly tilted severely to the left due to the steering gear when approaching Port Canaveral 18.4 kilometers away. More than 40 people were injured, two of whom were in critical condition... Believe me, that kind of heeling is incomparable to the angle in front of you. Today we will witness a real disaster,"
The huge hull had completely tilted, and the glass windows on the port side of the "Ocean Oasis" were shattered. The originally brightly lit left hull suddenly fell into darkness, and the visibility immediately dropped. "Turn on the searchlights," the reporter on site nervously instructed the pilot, and the searchlights on the lower part of the helicopter were turned on. It was turned on, and through the chaotic rain and the turbulent black sea water, the dim light spot of the searchlight could only barely illuminate the chaotic scene outside the port side. Countless debris-like things fell from the upside-down porthole to the water, and then were swallowed by the waves. The picture Continuously zooming in, those things that appear extremely small are the wardrobe, chairs, dining table, refrigerator, TV, piano, and of course the human body in the cabin.
"Oh my God..." Several people in front of the microphone exclaimed in suppressed exclamations at the same time. Viewed from a high altitude, this disaster scene does not have much visual impact, but everyone with common sense understands that this load has The giant ship with more than 5,000 passengers and 2,000 sailors is suffering from an unprecedented crisis.
"The lifeboats are being lowered on the port side of the Oasis of the Seas. Minister Miura, does this cruise ship have enough lifeboats to rescue people who fall into the water?" the host keenly noticed the movements on the giant ship.
Miura Otsu replied: "All cruise ships must ensure that each passenger is assigned a lifeboat quota. Each of the large lifeboats of the 'Ocean Oasis' has 12 crew members and is very suitable for carrying out rescue missions under strong wind and waves. I hope they can good luck,"
"Thank you, Miura-kun." The screen returned to the studio. The host suddenly showed a happy expression and read quickly according to the instructions of the teleprompter: "Latest news: The tsunami has reached Aomori Port and has not caused much damage to the port. The rescue ships on standby in the waters outside the port are already heading towards the accident site at full speed. In addition, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Tsurumai, Tsubasa Kongo-class destroyers and four Murasame-class destroyers have set sail from Sasebo Port, preparing to participate in the rescue work. Hold on for a while. 'Ocean Oasis', Japanese friends are on their way,"
"Bah," Gu Tie said angrily, "Japanese friends... let your ancestors fart in the Sea of Japan,"
He chose to fast forward, and you can imagine what happened next. The cruise ship recovered from listing, the rescue ship arrived, and the protracted salvage work ended. In the end, Japan, Russia, and South Korea, who participated in the rescue, jointly issued an announcement claiming that 19 passengers disappeared, and the captain of the Oasis of the Seas resigned after the incident. Royal Caribbean held a press conference to publicly apologize. The chairman personally knelt in front of the camera and begged for forgiveness for the lost and missing passengers.
On a news program on the day the salvage was abandoned, Miura Otsu, who appeared again as a guest, said something that left a deep impression on Gu Tie, "This is a tragedy for a giant cruise ship." The bald maritime expert looked sad, "Actually,
It is also a tragedy for large ships, and even for the entire human exploration spirit. There was an era, the era of our fathers, when the displacement records of ships were refreshed again and again. Human beings were obsessed with making bigger, longer, heavier, and more stable ships.
The ultimate dream of ships has made the ocean a paradise for adventurers. In 1981, the 'Ocean Giant' with a carrying capacity of 560,000 tons was launched. It is the largest tonnage ship ever built in human history and the largest artificial water float in the world.
It is also the most beautiful steel work of art. From then on, for the sake of efficiency and money, which are not romantic words at all, mankind gave up giant oil tankers and began to build ugly 100,000-ton catamarans; since the 'Oasis of the Seas'
Since then, the displacement record of cruise ships has never been broken, and luxurious and agile medium-sized clean energy jet-engine cruise ships have become mainstream. This accident is the last knell at the funeral of large ships. Perhaps in a few decades, people will not
I remember that such huge and beautiful ships once existed. Those sailing in the blue sea were all those fancy and sophisticated gadgets, fashionable clippers with shiny titanium alloy surfaces and strange glass buildings. The captains used
A world where you can control an entire ship with one finger on a touch screen...that's not a world I want to live in,"
Gu Tie waved his hand to close the TV program and sighed: "Little Japan, little Japan...what should I say about you? When Italy banned the production of high-horsepower V8 gasoline sports cars, I felt the same sadness..."
After having a general understanding of the accident, he began to look for more authentic video information on the "Oasis of the Seas". To protect the privacy of passengers, there was not a single surveillance camera in the public areas of the entire cruise ship. The only set of surveillance equipment was responsible for monitoring
Surveillance and video data in the sailor cabin, engine room, steering gear room, cable anchor room, bridge, etc. are stored in the database of Royal Caribbean. As a GTC country, this American company naturally uses quantum computers.
Iron sent two detection threads to trigger the database's self-defense mechanism. "Well, it's not that tricky," he said to himself.
Feedback information shows that the timing used by Caribbean Company for data protection is approximately between 50 and 60 ppm. If you want to invade without trace, find information and exit, open a 5 millisecond time window for traversing the database, this requires four times.
When the time limit reached five times, 300 ppm, Gu Tie assigned sufficient authority for this task.
"Walk,"
The Chinese made arrangements and flicked their fingers. The second hand did not have time to move. After a tiny time scale that humans could not perceive, the task was completed. A vast sea of video information slowly rose from the ground and flooded Gu Tie's ankles. "
June 17, 2052, "Wherever he looked, irrelevant information quietly evaporated, and the video data of that day condensed into beads and fell onto the dark ground.
Gu Tie bent down and picked up one with his hands, crushing it gently. On the morning of June 17, the bridge of the "Ocean Oasis" appeared in front of him. An American captain named Smith Williamson was holding a coffee cup and talking to him.
They were chatting with their brother, casino manager Wolf Williamson. Judging from the relaxed expressions of the two at this time, the submarine earthquake had not happened yet. The weather forecast indicated good weather in the next few days. This was a relaxing and enjoyable trip.
"How far have you gone with that female singer?" the captain asked, raising his eyebrows.
"I asked her this question when I got up this morning, and she said that before the cruise ship returns to the port, we won't have time to develop a relationship," Wolf Williamson laughed and replied.
Gu Tie listened patiently to the two people's meaningless chat. From the emergency measures before the accident to the emergency measures at the time of the disaster and the subsequent rescue work, the incompetent captain not only made a wrong instruction that caused a violent heeling, but also There is nothing suspicious about it. In fact, the scene of him hiding in the captain's cabin and crying secretly to the cross was a bit touching. Royal Caribbean could have released this video to gain sympathy from the public opinion circle.
Without stopping, Gu Tie simply checked out Captain Williamson. He had a normal resume, graduated from a regular maritime university, and had a certificate that complied with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) "Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping" (STCW). Professional certificates, rich navigation experience, normal accounts, no abnormal large-scale accounting before and after the shipwreck, except for severance pay, the scope of communication is normal, there is no sign that the captain has special connections with a certain country or organization ,Except for the occasional romantic affair with a prostitute,,,Having said that, which sailor must find some way to solve his physiological needs,,,There is nothing suspicious about this captain, Gu Tie frowned, earthquakes, tsunamis are not Premeditation, the ship crash was not premeditated, so the only possibility is that the Japanese rescue ship turned the emergency into premeditation.
He began to search for various information on the rescue. The Japanese rescue fleet arrived three hours before the Russian and Korean ships. Most of the survivors were salvaged by the Japanese. The Japanese side also did its part in the shipwreck that occurred in the Sea of Japan. The country has the obligation and responsibility for humanitarian relief.
After this investigation, a problem emerged. There is very little video information about salvage and rescue. The NHK TV station that broadcast the whole process of the shipwreck gave the reason that "the helicopter returned to the port to refuel and failed to continue the follow-up report." The video information is only the edited official video of the Maritime Self-Defense Force after the incident. The officers and soldiers of the Self-Defense Force used in the picture stepped forward, united as one, and rushed forward, risking their lives and jumping into the cold water to rescue one passenger after another. Their steel-like figures are there, the crowd’s cry for help is their charge, the crowd’s praise is their award speech, and the crowd’s joy is the harmonious voice of the army and civilians uniting as a family...
Gu Tie put his hand on his forehead, "This is obviously a propaganda video of the Maritime Self-Defense Force... I didn't expect that little Japan would also have this kind of brainwashing offensive. It has a legacy of our country's political propaganda. Lao Xiao may be interested in meeting this colleague," he muttered Throw away this video, open the search engine and start looking for real video records, "Mobile phones, terminals, DV, whatever, I don't believe that no one has filmed it and posted it online..."
The moment he entered the search keywords, a terminal located deep underground in Tokyo, Japan, sent out an alarm signal. An operator opened his dull eyes behind a thick glass mask.