The Yueyuanyu 325 ship once again used its hull to squeeze the maritime vessel. Li Hai saw that the crane on the rear deck of the ship suddenly turned, and the iron hook connected with an iron chain on the crane caught the rear anchor of the maritime vessel.
machine.
I don’t know whether it was intentional or accidental. The Yueyuanyu 325 vessel suddenly accelerated and sailed toward the open sea. After the crane’s iron chain was straightened, the vessel actually dragged the maritime vessel’s stern.
The maritime ship's horsepower is far inferior to that of the Yue Yuan Yu 325 ship, and its tonnage is also completely inferior. It was actually dragged away by the ship, with the stern in front and the bow behind, and rolled backwards. The propeller at the rear was stirring with difficulty, but could not
Counteract the force of Yueyuanyu 325.
The two ships are like tug-of-war, with the maritime ship being dragged backwards.
Li Hai couldn't help laughing, "This captain is a bit stubborn!"
"It looks like an accident." Chang Haizhou looked through the binoculars and clearly saw the flat-headed fishermen on the stern deck running into the cabin to prevent themselves from being injured by the stretched iron chains.
The weight of that thing is only a few tons, and there is a danger of being pulled apart at any time. Once it is disconnected, if the thing hits a person, it will break the person's waist, which is very dangerous.
The maritime ship frantically shouted to the Yueyuanyu 325 ship. After a few minutes, Zhang Debiao realized it and quickly slowed down and stopped the ship. This process took another few minutes. At this time, the anchor windlass at the rear of the maritime ship had been torn.
, it seems unusable.
After Yueyuan Yu 325 came to a complete stop, Zhang Debiao asked the crew to quickly deal with the problem of the crane. Several sailors also appeared on the maritime ship. They struggled to remove the iron hook, carried it to the side of the ship and threw it out. Yueyuan Yu 325
Yu 325 quickly retracted the iron hook, thus eliminating the danger to the Indonesian maritime ship.
Afterwards, no one could tell what caused the accident, so that the Indonesian maritime ship's engine failed and could only run at a maximum speed of 10 knots.
Soon, the Indonesian maritime vessel had to return slowly, escorted by another maritime vessel, and was no longer able to provoke the Chinese fishing boats operating legally in this area.
After Li Hai learned the whole story in detail, he expressed his respect to the offshore fishing vessel Yue Yuan Yu 325 and gave the captain a thumbs up.
The operating sea area slowly returned to calm. Li Hai looked at the sun, which was approaching the intersection of the sea and the sky in the west, and felt that something was not right.
He and Chang Haizhou stood in the outer passage outside the bridge, looking to the northwest, which was the direction in which the two Indonesian maritime ships left.
Li Hai suddenly asked, "It is a common practice for our fishing boats to operate here. How come Indonesian maritime ships suddenly come over and cause trouble? They have been relatively honest in recent years."
"I have never been to this sea area." Chang Haizhou said.
Li Hai said, "I checked the relevant records of the fishery department, and it has been very peaceful here. As long as we don't fish beyond their territorial waters, they will not care about it."
"Do you think the appearance of those two boats is abnormal?" Chang Haizhou asked.
Li Hai nodded and said, "Yes. To the northwest is Santu Island, which has always been a war-torn place. The government forces have very weak control over it. Some public servants even colluded with local illegal armed forces and became a refuge for pirates.
A paradise for crackdowns, now it is also one of the sources of electronic fraud..."
After a pause, he said, "Do you still remember the news? The police of China, Thailand and India jointly launched a strong crackdown on the electronic fraud park on Santu Island. I am worried that some people who slipped through the net will jump to the wall. After all, Santu Island is far away from here.
Very close.”
Chang Haizhou said doubtfully, "Can't? No matter how brave they are, they dare to confront warships?"
Li Hai smiled and shook his head, "They don't know we are here, unless those two maritime ships left the port privately and were connected with the illegal armed forces on Santu Island."
"So, the appearance of those two maritime ships is a good thing?" Chang Haizhou said with a smile.
Li Hai nodded slowly, "They don't know we have warships here."
If the No. 53 ship hadn't been skimming nearby, the Yue Yuan Yu No. 325 fishing boat would definitely not have been able to get away so easily. The maritime ship that was dragged backwards and had an engine failure would definitely have taken measures.
"I'm worried that the illegally armed ships on Santu Island will pose a threat to the Sirius. They have no ability to defend themselves." Li Hai said in a deep voice.
Chang Haizhou did a quick mental calculation and said, "Sirius should be leaving the narrowest waters now. There are heavy machine guns and some light weapons on the ship, so it won't be a big problem to deal with pirates."
"Mr. Chang, I want to walk east along the territorial sea line." Li Hai said.
To go east is to follow the route of the Sirius, which is basically heading eastward along the territorial sea line. If the Sirius encounters trouble, the No. 53 ship can rush over as soon as possible due to its super high speed.
The problem is that the fuel of the No. 53 ship has reached the point of being stretched thin. Any unplanned voyage will have an impact on the subsequent action plan.
Li Hai looked at Chang Haizhou and said, "I know you are worried about the fuel problem. That's what I thought about it. The fuel is very tight. After reaching the No. 1 fishing area, our actions will be restricted. In this case, let's make sure first
Everything is safe here, and we will discuss the rest in fishing area No. 1."
"There are no supply ships nearby, so we have to either anchor and wait, or look for ports to supply supplies. Both approaches are very passive." Chang Haizhou said with a wry smile.
Li Hai's attitude was very firm, "Take one step at a time. If I don't follow Sirius for a while, I will never feel at ease."
The missions and values of the Sirius electronic reconnaissance ship far exceed those of other ships. Chang Haizhou is naturally very clear about it. Having partnered with Li Hai for more than half a year, Li Hai's battlefield intuition is impressive.
Admiration is like gaining the captain's intuition.
Therefore, Chang Haizhou did not continue to oppose, but instead supported Li Hai.
On the No. 53 ship, when the captain and deputy captain have unanimous opinions, non-combat operations are basically the team's decision.
Moreover, the leading members of the No. 53 ship have long been impressed by Li Hai and rarely raise objections. Such a team is very beneficial to the ship's operations.
From Li Hai's perspective, his conduct and professionalism are the best ways to quickly unite team members and establish the authority of the leader.
At the captain's command, the No. 53 ship adjusted its course diagonally to the northeast and approached the territorial waters. Then it sailed eastward closely close to the territorial waters, controlling its speed at the economic speed of 16 knots. The Sirius's speed was even slower, only 12 knots.
, only by maintaining this speed can the endurance be maximized.
Prior to this, Li Hai made some adjustments to the guard of the No. 2 fishing area and handed over the command to the experienced ocean tuna fishing vessel No. 101 of the Gun Regiment.
In fact, the non-military action capabilities of the No. 101 ocean tuna fishing vessel of the Gun Regiment far exceed that of the No. 53 ship. The ship is equipped with ultra-high-pressure large-caliber water cannons, vertical launch water bombs, etc., all of which have extremely powerful non-military strike capabilities.
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The ultra-high-pressure large-caliber water cannon of Gun Regiment No. 101's ocean-going tuna fishing vessel cannot penetrate the hull of a warship, but it has extremely terrifying damage capabilities to ordinary ships.
One thing that Chang Haizhou and others had to admit was that Li Hai's battlefield intuition was really powerful.
Less than two hours after the No. 53 ship set off, that is, less than thirty kilometers away, the 364 search radar at the top of the mast discovered an air signal heading towards the Sirius.
Wan Liyang came to the bridge, pointed to the display screen in front of the captain's command chair and said, "The target is flying from a 170-degree direction, probably along the coast of this area."
He circled a narrow strip of land on the map, and Li Hai could see it clearly.
Wan Liyang said, "If it were the previous search radar, we would not be able to find it. After replacing it with the 364, the sea-to-air search capability has been greatly improved, so... the target is 230 kilometers away from our ship, and the signal characteristics are very
Clear.”
After speaking, he handed the printed piece of paper to Li Hai.
It is an A4 paper with pictures and text. The picture is of an airplane. Below is a very detailed introduction to the relevant information about this type of airplane.
"Ha, we're old rivals." Li Hai looked at it and sneered.
It's a P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
Wan Liyang said, "The aircraft's patrol radius has reached 2,200 kilometers, so it is not necessarily heading for the Sirius."
Chang Haizhou folded his arms and said in a cold tone, "That means he went to the South China Sea to cause trouble again."
"The possibility is very high." Wan Liyang's analysis is also biased towards this possibility.
Li Hai pondered.
Instead, he felt that this P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft was headed for the Sirius, because this type of aircraft has certain electronic reconnaissance capabilities and can even mount anti-ship missiles.
Moreover, it happened to appear at this time, so the meaning of coincidence is too strong.
However, he did not state his judgment. The judgments of Chang Haizhou and Wan Liyang were well-founded - the extended section of the P-8A's route crosses the Philippines and enters the South China Sea airspace.
"Alert Sirius to the target." Li Hai ordered.
Soon, the P-8A's relevant position information, route speed, heading, etc. were sent to the Sirius through the naval tactical communication link. The Sirius's reply was simple - received, thank you.
Li Hai is not worried at all if the P-8A enters the South China Sea airspace. However, it will cause some trouble if it goes to the Sirius. Therefore, Li Hai's focus is on the sea area where the Sirius is located.
Order the ship to accelerate to 30 knots to catch up with the Sirius.
No matter what, we must ensure that the Sirius safely passes through the waters between the Australian mainland and the Indonesian Islands, even if this is not the mission of the 53rd ship.
Of course, Li Hai did not forget to report the situation to the theater joint commanders. The theater joint commanders did not reject it, so they naturally agreed to the No. 53 ship to carry out this temporary mission.
After all, Li Hai is not a god, and his captain's intuition sometimes fails.
Just when everyone focused their attention on the Sirius electronic reconnaissance ship and the P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft that continued to approach the Sirius, a major security incident broke out in the waters between the No. 2 fishing area and Santu Island... ()
