After the decision was made, the trial mining work was still proceeding in an orderly manner. The Blue Whale was also prepared to deal with the severe tropical storm Miaobai, and all facilities on the open-air platform were equipped with wind protection measures.
Feng Chen stood at the end of the corridor in the living area. Under the light, the sea seemed to be boiling. Huge waves beat against the heavy body of the Blue Whale, and the splashing water was more than ten meters high.
The sea surface in the distance seemed to be occupied by Nezha, who was making waves in the sea. It had begun to stir up and down, opening its mouth like a giant beast in the dark, surrounding the lonely Blue Whale in the middle, as if it was going to devour it.
The originally brilliant lights on the Blue Whale seemed so timid at this time, and the light seemed to disappear when shining on the sea.
Although the Blue Whale is still as stable as Mount Tai, the people on the platform do not seem so calm. Although it is already night, many people still have trouble sleeping all night, looking out through the portholes from time to time. On a stormy night, even though the Blue Whale
With such a huge body, No. 1 still looks so lonely.
"Feng Gong, is the Blue Whale designed to withstand a Category 12 typhoon?" Someone came and asked softly when they saw Feng Chen standing in front of the porthole observing the sea surface.
Feng Chenyi turned around and said with a smile: "That's natural. The Blue Whale can not only withstand a Category 12 typhoon, but can also survive huge waves of five to six meters. Not to mention that we have the world's largest
Advanced propulsion technology!”
The heavy rain outside the window became more and more violent, mixed with the strong wind and hitting the Blue Whale. Coupled with the turbulent waves, it was really worrying.
Feng Chen kept staring at the burning torch arm. Although the wind and rain suddenly rose, the flames still did not weaken at all. The burning flames were even brighter than the nearby lights, like a lighthouse deep in the sea.
Feng Chen returned to his dormitory after observing for a while. Although he was very confident about the Blue Whale, he also had a little bit of worry in his heart. He could not fall asleep while lying on the bed.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Gong Feng, there is an urgent notice from the headquarters, asking you to go to the consultation room for a meeting!" Feng Chen received this unpleasant notice as soon as he opened the door.
Notifying a meeting in the middle of the night is definitely not going to be a good thing, especially in this bad weather.
Feng Chen rushed to the consultation room quickly with an uneasy mood.
When he pushed open the door of the conference room, he immediately felt the tense atmosphere in the air inside. Not only were the commander-in-chief Sun Wentong and others there, but also the people in charge of the control, power and drilling systems of the Blue Whale.
Arriving one after another.
Soon, the largest conference room on the Blue Whale was filled with people.
"It is a very urgent matter to wake everyone up from their sleep!" Sun Wentong turned on the computer in his hand, and a map of the Divine Fox Sea immediately appeared on the big screen behind him.
"The Combustible Ice Trial Mining Headquarters has just received a notification from the Central Meteorological Observatory and the Geological Survey. The severe tropical storm Miaobai will hit the Shenhu Sea area head-on in the early morning. The Blue Whale is very likely to be in the strongest winds of the storm.
At present, the wind force at sea has reached level nine, and according to the monitoring of the meteorological team, this wind force will continue to increase, and it is very likely to exceed level ten. What impact will such wind speed have on the Blue Whale? We
It’s still unknown!”
Upon hearing the news, everyone present discussed in low voices that such a strong storm was really very dangerous.
"Now we are here to discuss the next wind prevention plan! How is your situation with the mining system?"
Sun Wentong asked.
"There is no problem with the combustible ice reservoir, the seabed has not been affected by wind and waves, and mining is still normal!" Lu Jiaxiang spread his hands, "As long as the Blue Whale is stable, we won't have any problems!"
"Blue Whale, what do you think?" Sun Wentong laid his eyes on Feng Chenyi.
Feng Chen instantly felt the great responsibility, but he was only a system designer, and the specific matters had to be looked at by the power department.
"The Blue Whale can guarantee to remain stable in such a storm. Although the storm level has increased somewhat beyond our expectations, we are still confident that we can ensure everyone's safety. The only thing I worry about is that if the storm improves again, the Blue Whale will
The pressure will increase a lot, causing the generator to be overloaded. Once the generator is shut down, the power output will be lost. Although the platform is not a big problem, it will not be able to maintain its current stable position!"
Hearing what Feng Chenyi said, Sun Wentong couldn't help but frowned, "Do you have an emergency response plan?"
"According to our design requirements, the Blue Whale can remain unharmed in a Category 12 typhoon, so everyone's safety is absolutely no problem. As for the emergency response plan, we can guarantee that it will be completed within one minute if the generator is shut down.
The power of the whole ship is restarted, but during this process, the Blue Whale will deflect under the action of wind and waves, which will affect the drilling system!"
"How much impact does it have?" Lu Jiaxiang asked.
Lin Jiayou on the side immediately said: "Once the Blue Whale drifts more than 22 meters, or the inclination exceeds 2 degrees, our mining pipeline may break. In this case, there is only the last backup measure!"
"In the main control room, there is an emergency release button. Once an abnormality occurs and the pipeline is irreversibly damaged, pressing this button will immediately terminate the mining of flammable ice to ensure the safety of the Blue Whale and the safety of the test well.
There will be leaks, but the result will be that the well will be scrapped!"
"If the test production well is scrapped, our mining equipment and various sensors will not be able to transmit information, and the key core data in the reservoir will be gone!" Lu Jiaxiang immediately understood the final result of this measure.
"Yes, this is the last resort. It is also to protect the Blue Whale and the test well from problems. This is also the minimum price!" Feng Chenyi said.
The smallest price is so tragic. It is conceivable that if other dangers occur, it will be unpredictable to the Blue Whale and the more than 200 people on it, as well as to China's energy security.
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There was silence in the consultation room, and everyone was silently thinking about how to deal with it.
However, in the face of the power of nature, human beings' role is so insignificant.
"In this case, I order that the Blue Whale is now in a special time. All personnel are mobilized, the rest time is cancelled, and Miao Bai is in front of them. They obey the dispatch of the command center at any time. All positions are double-posted to ensure that the Blue Whale and the test
Ensure safety at mining work!" Sun Wentong preached.
"The meteorological team reports weather conditions to the headquarters every ten minutes, and the power system ensures the safety of the Blue Whale at all times!"
Sun Wentong paused and said in a heavy tone, "When necessary, emergency relief can be provided. We can drill the test well again, but the safety of the Blue Whale comes first. The first priority is that the test well cannot become a source of leakage."
Damn it! We cannot let the tragedy of the explosion of a foreign drilling platform happen again on the Blue Whale!"