Forgetting Reef is not the name of a reef, but a collective name for all the reefs in an area. Most of the reefs are distributed in a necklace shape, with several large and small reefs scattered among them. Forgetting Reef, located in the northwest, is the largest
one, so I chose to build here.
If humans want to survive on islands and reefs, what are the most important and fundamental resources?
Obviously, it's fresh water.
This is why the country has only accelerated the development here in the past ten years or so, because seawater desalination technology has come up and matured, and can provide a large amount of fresh water suitable for drinking, so that more people can live on the islands and reefs.
The seawater desalination station on the Forgotten Reef is the first project to be constructed. The entire project has been completed. It has enough drinking water to meet the drinking water of 10,000 people. The freshwater reserve can maintain the basic needs of the island for fifteen days.
Not far from the desalination station is the wharf. It should be a port to be precise. It has a deep-water wharf that can directly berth 50,000-ton ships for loading, unloading, supply and other operations. After the "Don't Forget Me" bulk carrier left, the huge
The port is basically empty. Coupled with the harbor formed by the outer islands and reefs of the island, it can provide shelter for hundreds of fishing boats.
At this time of year, the northern land has entered autumn, but here it is still in the season of high typhoon incidence. In winter, when the cold air from Siberia remains and collides with the hot air from the ocean, it will also cause tropical storms.
After Li Hai and others returned from their flight in the afternoon, the meteorological observatory reported that there would be heavy waves from late at night to early tomorrow morning, so they could only provide a dozen hours of advance warning. It can be seen that the climate changes in this sea area are unpredictable.
After arriving at the pier, squad leader Xiaodong said he would take the two of them to the port navigation control center. Li Hai said no, so the two stayed at the pier and watched one fishing boat after another slowly sailing towards the port from a distance.
Come.
The sky has darkened now, and only the outlines of fishing boats can be vaguely seen. The most obvious one is naturally the navigation light on the mast. Looking from a distance, as more and more fishing boats gather here, the sea surface
It seemed like a light party was held above, and it was like a clear starry sky.
The party for the people sighed with emotion, "It's so spectacular, it's like the second navy!"
"The Second Navy is the Coast Guard." Li Hai said with a smile, "Besides, where is this? Have you never seen ocean-going fishing boats? They are lined up neatly on the port, with national flags hanging on the masts.
, at a glance, everything is red, they are all big guys with thousands of tons!"
Dang Weimin said, "Then I don't have that chance. How many times have I told you to take me to the company where your dad works during the winter and summer vacations, but every time I can't make the trip."
"Then what can we do? We only have about ten days of vacation, and we are not ordinary students." Li Hai said.
Of course he had seen hundreds of fishing boats lining up neatly at the port. After entering junior high school, it was harder to see his mother who was still working in the army than his father, so his father usually took care of him, even if he had to work overtime or something.
Just throw him into the port and let him roam around. He doesn't have high expectations for the grand scene that is about to appear, but he wants to find memories of his boyhood.
The gathering of hundreds of fishing boats may last for several hours, and there are more fishing boats that are relatively close, so at this point in time, a scene of hundreds of dragons vying for favor appears.
Li Hai and Dang Weimin watched for more than an hour without feeling bored. If they had not considered that there would be a late roll call in the evening, they might have seen the final "queuing" scene.
"Go back at 8:15," Li Hai said to monitor Xiaodong.
Squad leader Xiaodong smiled and said, "No problem. Forgotten Reef has not been so lively for a long time, and the cooking team has to be busy again."
"Their ships can cook," Le Hai said.
Squad leader Xiaodong said, "Captain Zhong Jiao will not let them stay on the ship. They have to go ashore to stay."
"It's just big waves, no typhoon warning." Li Hai shook his head slightly and said.
Monitor Xiaodong said, "If you don't know something, it might turn into a tropical storm. This situation is too common. The big ship is fine, but the small boat is definitely not. Look, there is a big ship coming over there. Good guy, I have to
There are four to five thousand tons, right?”
A fishing boat with a significantly larger hull, much higher masts, was coming through the waves on the edge. The big boat has stronger wave resistance than the small boat, so it was placed on the outermost side and also at the rear.
Li Hai opened his eyes wide and looked, and as the distance gradually got closer, he gradually saw the shape of the ship clearly.
"Hey, this boat looks familiar." Li Hai said.
Party for the People asked, "Do you know him?"
"It looks like a ship from my dad's company," Li Hai said.
Dang Weimin was surprised and said, "Really?"
"Look again."
Squad leader Xiaodong didn't understand and asked, "Captain Li, is your father's company's ship?"
Dang Weimin explained, "His father works in a fishing company, Gun Tuan Fishing Company. Have you heard of it?"
"Never heard of it." Squad Leader Xiaodong shook his head.
Li Hai stared at the ship that was getting closer and closer. After gradually entering the range of the harbor searchlights, the entire shape of the ship became clear.
But I saw that it was a very beautiful ocean-going fishing boat. To be precise, it was a tuna fishing boat, the "Rolls-Royce" of fishing boats! This kind of boat is quite expensive, costing about 300 million yuan at the thousand-ton level. The tuna boat in front of me
The fishing boat is at least 4,000 tons, and its cost is half that of the 054A frigate. It can be said that every inch of steel is worth every inch of gold.
It can be clearly seen that the ship has a helicopter platform and is equipped with an A-109 light helicopter. People familiar with the situation can tell at a glance that this ship uses helicopters to look out and track tuna schools. This shows that it has
This is no longer the traditional fishing method.
When Li Hai saw the ship number clearly, he shouted, "Gun Regiment 101, damn, it's my dad's ship!"
"That's true!" Dang Weimin was also very surprised, "Isn't this a coincidence?"
Li Hai turned to squad leader Xiaodong and said, "Xiaodong, help me report to Xue Da and tell him that my dad is here."
"No problem, I'll go back and report right away." Squad Leader Xiaodong immediately ran to the Warrior commuter bus and rushed back to report.
The son had just arrived here for a temporary job, and the father came to dock because he wanted to take shelter from the wind. The father and son were very close.
The tuna fishing boat "Gun Tuan 101" obviously contacted this place in advance, and the port arranged for the ship to berth directly at Pier 2. This made Li Hai a little confused. Generally speaking, shelter from the wind
It is time for small boats to move inward and large ships to move toward the outside. The tuna fishing vessel "Gun Tuan 101" with a full load displacement of 5,000 tons should anchor outside instead of berthing.
The ship's crew was very professional. They actually completed the berthing directly without a pilot, and the whole action was very smooth and accurate. Li Hai suspected that they had berthed at Forgettable Reef more than once, otherwise they would be as familiar as going home.
He and Dang Weimin ran to Pier 2 and waited.
To put it into detail, Li Hai and his father have not seen each other for more than two years.
