It was getting dark and a strong wind was blowing outside.
Chen Yuan took out the last few bottles of beer, one for each person, and while he was drinking and chatting about where to go after the holiday, the satellite phone on the sofa suddenly rang.
Zhou Sheng took the phone and said, "Hello."
"Where are you?" Lin Xinhai sounded a little anxious.
"Tabit Environment, what are you doing?"
"Lao Guo on our ship is missing." Lin Xinhai said: "You guys should come out quickly and help find someone."
"Lao Guo, Guo Chenglin?" Zhou Sheng asked.
"That's him."
"When did you disappear?"
"Approximate time, after four o'clock, in the afternoon."
It's now 8:20 pm.
Today's sea conditions are particularly bad, and the fishing hook is very slow. The workers on the boat are either busy working or resting in the cabin... and many people are seasick.
Guo Donglin was an employee on the day shift. After four o'clock in the afternoon, he asked Luo Laosi for leave because of seasickness and left his job. Luo Laosi didn't care and asked Guo Donglin to go back and rest.
Luo Laosi kept staring at the matter of setting the fishhook until half past six, then he changed his shift... and stopped the boat for dinner.
Lin Xinhai and Guo Donglin have a relatively good relationship. During dinner, they asked why Lao Guo didn't come. Then Luo Laosi said that Lao Guo was seasick and had gone back to rest... but Lao Guo's roommate said that Lao Guo had never returned to the dormitory.
In order to ensure a better sleep in a four-person or six-person dormitory, half of the people work the day shift and the other half work the night shift.
It was only then that Lin Xinhai realized that something might have happened. He didn't even eat dinner and asked people to search the fishing boat.
The fishing boat was only that big. Dozens of people searched for it, searching every corner, but no trace of Lao Guo could be seen.
The only possibility is that Lao Guo is not on board.
At this moment, Lin Xinhai and everyone on the boat felt numb.
On ocean-going fishing vessels, crew members often disappear, but there are not many such incidents.
On the boat, Lin Xinhai kept telling everyone to pay attention to safety, pay attention to safety...
Offshore fishermen all have rich experience at sea. They don’t particularly pay attention to Lin Xinhai’s instructions, but they still abide by them.
But the reason why accidents are called accidents is because they are unexpected by everyone...
"It said on the radio." Chen Yuan took the phone.
"good."
"Put away the bowls and chopsticks." Chen Yuanda said.
Zhou Sheng quickly put away his bowls and chopsticks and followed Chen Yuan to the driver's seat...
Chen Yuan opened the radio topic: "Master."
"exist."
"I am also..." Gao congratulated.
"Don't be anxious yet. After four o'clock in the afternoon, where will your boat be?" Chen Yuan said.
"It is in the northeast of Belu Island, about 9 nautical miles away from the island." Lin Xinhai said.
Chen Yuan started the fishing boat and said: "Where is Lao Gao? Where was your fishing boat at that time?"
"My ship is in the south, far away."
"Master, send me the navigation route."
"immediately."
"OK."
"Master, please take a look on the boat again. Also, make sure Lao Guo was wearing a lifejacket at that time..." Chen Yuandao said.
Luo Laosi rubbed his face with both hands: "Some of the people working on the boat at that time were wearing life jackets. Lao Guo was hanging bait at the stern of the boat... It seems he was also wearing a life jacket."
Some of the workers on the ship work inside the cabin, and many find it troublesome to wear life jackets. Only people outside the cabin are forced to wear life jackets.
"Don't act like it, be sure." Chen Yuan said.
"Lao Guo is wearing a life jacket." Lin Xinhai said: "Every employee has a life jacket. There are no life jackets in Lao Guo's dormitory. Furthermore, people who work with him also said that Lao Guo wears a life jacket when working.
"
"That's good..." Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the fishing boat left the lagoon. Chen Yuan directly pushed the throttle lever, and the three engines continued at high speed.
It was already dark, and there was a strong wind blowing outside.
Wind strength, level 6 or level 7.
"By the way, where are you now?" Chen Yuan asked.
"We are taking shelter on Belu Island. There will be strong winds of level 7 tonight." Lin Xinhai said.
"Okay, don't come out. Let's go over and take a look. If we can't find anyone, we can only wait until dawn." Chen Yuan said, "The fishing boat takes shelter from the wind and the auxiliary boat can go out. The distance here is too far."
Lin Xinhai: "The auxiliary ship has gone out, and the navigation track has been sent to you."
"OK……"
It's getting dark now. Looking for people at sea is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Besides, there are strong winds and waves, so it's useless for Lin Xinhai and his two fishing boats to go out.
"You should also pay attention to safety after passing by." Gao He said.
"Know."
If Lao Guo is wearing a life jacket, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
"By the way, how is Lao Guo's water properties?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Old fisherman, the water quality is not bad. Besides, the sea conditions in the afternoon are not particularly bad..." Lin Xinhai said.
"No, Lao Guo's life jacket..." A noisy voice came from the radio: "Lao Guo is not wearing a life jacket."
Hearing this, Chen Yuan's scalp went numb.
The current sea conditions are so bad that Dabai's speed cannot reach 40 knots.
Suddenly, a wave of more than 200 meters surged over and hit Dabai's side. The Dabai, which was sailing at a speed of 35 knots, was suddenly slapped. The hull was out of control, and it was shaken violently...
Dabai suddenly flicked his tail and lost his position.
He Fei lost his grip and jumped up from his seat and fell out.
Chen Yuan quickly slowed down, and Zhou Sheng also stood up and helped He Fei up: "Is everything okay?"
He Fei covered his forehead and breathed: "I hit..."
He Fei covered his forehead with his hand, and blood flowed out.
Zhou Sheng quickly helped He Fei to the sofa and sat down.
"Fasten your seat belt." Chen Yuan said.
Yang Xun quickly fastened his seat belt, turned around and helped He Fei fasten his seat belt as well: "Is everything okay?"
"It's okay. I knocked a little."
He Fei hit the edge under the driver's seat, which must have been serious.
But now, Chen Yuan couldn't care less about He Fei and said to Zhou Sheng: "Go and get iodophor to disinfect He Fei."
"Okay." Zhou Sheng hurried back to the cabin.
Chen Yuan also controlled Dabai and continued to rush to the sea area where the incident occurred.
"Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan..." Lin Xinhai shouted on the radio.
"exist."
"What happened to you?"
"He Fei fell when he encountered a wave." Chen Yuandao: "It's not serious."
Lin Xinhai took a deep breath: "Please pay attention to safety, don't..."
"I know." Chen Yuan said in a deep voice: "Are you sure Lao Guo doesn't have a life jacket?"
"He left the life jacket in the top rest area." Lin Xinhai said: "I guess he peed in the rest area and dropped it..."
"Holy shit." Chen Yuan was speechless now. Why can't he go to the bathroom to pee?
The upper deck of the Big Fish has three floors. The first floor from the front deck is the preparation room, processing room, fishing gear room, restaurant, etc.
The second floor is the living area. There is a leisure space at the end of the living area. The height of the guardrail is only more than one meter. As long as you don't climb over the guardrail that is more than one meter high...
Dabai's boat is not big to begin with, and the fishing boat space is limited.
When the crew members are free, they like to lie down by the guardrail, look at the sea, smoke a cigarette, etc. Occasionally, they will also compete to see who can urinate further.