Chapter 433: The true purpose of the Shenzhou floating dock
At the beginning, Mingzhou Shipyard was relatively weak and did not have a large shipyard, so it was unable to build large ships.
Therefore, when Qin Tao learned that an oil tanker ran aground on the beach, he bought the oil tanker and took people there. After working hard for several months, he turned the oil tanker into a floating dock.
Since then, this floating dock has become the largest shipbuilding platform in Mingzhou Shipyard. The first natural gas ships were built on this floating dock. Later, there were a 100,000-ton slipway and a 400,000-ton dock.
The floating dock is a little more relaxed.
However, after that, the floating dock began to undertake various tasks, including ocean transportation. The two Kilo-class ships were transported back by the Shenzhou floating dock.
Although a semi-submersible boat is the best for this kind of work, it is better than nothing, so make do with it.
However, these are all incidental. When Qin Tao built this floating dock, it was just for today!
The strait was very busy, with many ships passing through. Today, they all experienced a miracle. Even if they were veterans of sailing at sea for many years, they probably had never seen such a scene.
Captain Yang Xin was even more excited. He has been the captain since the ship was built. He has performed many tasks over the years, but this is the first time!
What he wants to transport this time is a 60,000-70,000-ton aircraft carrier!
If calculated based on the deck of the aircraft carrier, the floating dock of the Shenzhou cannot be accommodated. However, when the ship was designed, it was already considered. The freeboards on both sides are not particularly high, so after moving over, it should be able to fit in just right.
It is one or two meters above the waterline of the aircraft carrier, which is more than enough for camel transportation.
Moreover, for better transportation, the booms on both sides of the floating dock have been removed to avoid obstruction.
The Turkey Country has no reason to block the Shenzhou floating dock. In fact, since everyone is attracted by the Oriental Sea Dacheng, no one pays attention to the Shenzhou floating dock.
It was only after this huge floating dock entered the strait that it attracted the attention of relevant departments.
By the time they reacted, the Shenzhou floating dock had already moved over!
Its huge body left the narrow Tuji Strait and entered the wide Black Sea. In the distance, huge ships waiting could already be seen.
Qin Tao and Vitalia were already standing on the deck of the Walled City on the Eastern Sea.
"Qin, I knew you had already made arrangements." Vitalia said, "I just didn't expect that you would use the Shenzhou floating dock."
"Yes, I have long expected that the trip to the Tuji Strait will not go smoothly, so I have made preparations in advance. The other party has already put forward conditions, unless our Oriental Sea Dacheng has power. Now, the power is coming.
Let’s see what other excuses they have!”
On the shore, in a large office, a group of people were cursing.
"We've fallen into the trap, we've fallen into the trap!" Mirzaoglu walked back and forth: "Everything is just a disguise. They had originally planned to use this floating dock to bring the ship back, so they deliberately
Let us be anxious, let us make remarks and put forward conditions. Now, they have met the conditions we have put forward, and we can no longer stop them!"
It takes a long time for the Shenzhou floating dock to come all the way. What does this mean? The other party started preparing months in advance!
The current investigation results show that the Shenzhou floating dock has been circling in the Mediterranean Sea for more than a week! Why not go directly to the Nikolaev Shipyard?
For now of course!
If they came out directly carrying the Dongfang Sea Blockade, then Mirzaouru and the others must have come up with other excuses, so they deliberately set a trap and dug a trap!
He has stated two conditions in front of so many reporters, and now, he is about to fulfill them!
"It is not easy to lift the ship on the drifting sea. Maybe they had an accident during operation, and it is possible that both ships capsized. Or maybe its lifting capacity is not enough to lift the ship above.
The ship surfaced." At this time, even Pearson had no other choice but to curse.
"That's right, it is!" Mirzaoglu nodded.
At sea, the huge Shenzhou floating dock began to dive.
As the ballast water tanks continued to be filled with water, the hull of the Shenzhou was sinking and sinking visibly to the naked eye.
The water has flooded its bottom. If it were an ordinary ship, it would sink. But for the Shenzhou, this is normal.
The Shenzhou is still sinking. As it sinks, only the vertical bulkheads on both sides can be seen. From a distance, you can even only see the cockpit that is higher than the bulkhead.
It headed towards the Oriental Sea Blockade.
More and more ships gathered around, watching this grand event at sea. There were even a few helicopters that quickly flew over from both sides of the shore to take aerial shots.
"What it is?"
"That light is so strange!"
"laser!"
Someone reacted.
Two laser beams were emitted from the side of the Shenzhou, irradiating the huge ship ahead. In this way, it could adjust its position more accurately.
In this way, the two ships kept getting closer, closer, until they overlapped!
"Let's go!" someone shouted.
The bow of the Shenzhou has been inserted through the bow of the Walled City on the Eastern Sea! This is equivalent to Zhang Guolao riding a donkey backwards. However, it is easier to do it with the bow than the stern, so they decided to use this method.
Piggyback trip.
On the deck, Qin Tao and Vitalia watched this scene, both of them were very excited.
"Qin, will there be any risk?" Vitalia was a little worried.
"Of course not, throw down the rope!" Qin Tao shouted loudly.
At this time, everyone who was left on board the Dongfang Sea City Wall had already taken action. They stood on both sides of the ship and threw the cable down.
The cable fell accurately to both sides of the floating dock below. On the floating dock, someone took the cable and quickly tied it to the floating dock.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This operation amazed the onlookers.
The sea water is swaying, and the floating dock and the Shenzhou are also swaying. Therefore, danger may occur at any time during the loading process.
At this time, the ropes on both sides are tied up, and the horizontal movements of both sides are the same.
However, the overlap length between the two sides is less than fifty meters!
Now that it’s tied, what happens next?
"Are they going to fix it like this and then directly use the power of the floating dock?" On the tugboat Nikolay Chikel who was watching the excitement, Iris watched for a long time and then came to a conclusion.
Anyway, all we need to do is provide power to this big ship. Once it is tied up and powered, we can meet the requirements of Mirza Ouru!
Everyone was very angry when talking about the difficulties caused by the local chickens. Now, seeing the Mingzhou Group's floating dock come over to solve the problem, they also feel very satisfied.
"Why are you still moving?" At this time, the person next to him shouted: "Smart, so smart! I didn't expect there is such a way!"
Of course, the floating dock will not only transport a few tens of meters in length. It must stuff the entire Oriental Sea Fortress into it. However, after the overlapped part, it must be fixed, otherwise a shake may cause damage to both sides.
Ships bring danger. After all, these two ships are of high tonnage and have great inertia.
How to do it?
Of course, you need to quickly fix one part first, then fix the overlapping parts, and keep them consistent horizontally.
But vertically, it’s okay to move on!
So here comes the genius idea: the part that fixes the rope is installed on a slide rail. This slide rail can slide along the direction of the ship's axis on both sides of the floating dock!
In this way, the floating dock first moved fifty meters to the overlapping distance, and then fixed it. It continued to move forward fifty meters, and then fixed it. One-third of the length of the Oriental Sea City Wall has been fixed!
Of course, the next step will be more stable. After all, the most difficult thing is the front, and there will be no problems in the back!
The floating dock of the Shenzhou continued to move forward, and the overlapped area exceeded half the length of the ship's length.
The people watching around opened their eyes wide, watching the incredible scene.
"Orientals are so smart!"
"Yes, it perfectly solves the problem of camel transportation at sea!"
"If you encounter an accident in the future, you can ask Mingzhou Group for help. Their technology is the most exquisite!"
This operation served as a live advertisement for the Shenzhou Floating Dock and the Mingzhou Group behind it. After that, it received a lot of transportation business one after another, which was also an unexpected gain.
Finally, the two ships completely overlapped!
The Shenzhou was originally quite huge, but now it looked like a child. Above it stood a rust-colored giant.
The ship's sides on both sides of the floating dock, just below the butt of the Oriental Sea Wall, look so compact.
The most exciting moment has arrived!
"Vertical fixation!" Yang Xin shouted loudly.
After being fixed longitudinally, the two ships completely become a whole!
"Start pumping!"
The floating dock was filled with seawater before going down. Now that the seawater is removed, it can float.
"Is it buoyant enough?" Iris was a little worried. If the buoyancy is not enough, it will not be able to hump the Oriental Sea City Wall. If it is not humped, it will not work!
"There must be no problem. I came here prepared. I must have made complete preparations. I have calculated it many times."
The sea water surged, and the hull of the Shenzhou floating dock slowly rose, rising, and the steel friction made a creaking sound, which sounded so clear.
"Get up, get up!"
Under everyone's attention, the Oriental Sea Blockade was rising little by little. The speed was not very fast, but very steady.
Parts of the hull kept appearing in front of everyone's eyes, and everyone's eyes became meaningful again.
Who said this ship can still be used as an aircraft carrier? Isn’t this nonsense? Not only is it rusty on the surface, it’s even worse underwater! The densely packed things on it will definitely give goosebumps to patients with trypophobia.
The area below the waterline is covered with barnacles.
"If it is used as a sea blockade, it will be fine. But if it is used as a warship, it will take a lot of effort to remove barnacles!"
"Yes, maybe after shoveling it, you will find that the bottom of the boat has also been shoveled!"
Countless people were marveling, and one of the onlookers' helicopters simultaneously transmitted the footage back.
Pearson's face looked ugly.
It is quite dangerous to directly connect ships at sea. He was a big guy. He thought that he would fail in nine out of ten cases, but now he succeeded, which made Pearson extremely angry.
"This shows that they have prepared in advance. They have been preparing for this project for at least half a year. Therefore, there must be a problem and we must not let them pass!" Pearson's attitude became more determined.
Mirzaoglu's face was also very ugly. He did not expect that the other party would actually play such a trick on the sea, and the difficult operation would become so simple.
what's next?
People will definitely ask for approval again.
The ship is already a civilian ship. With the floating dock and camel transportation, the power problem has been solved. What other excuse can they use?
"Mr. Mirzaoglu, your superiors want you to go to a meeting."
So, Mirzaouru frowned and headed to the conference room.
There were already quite a few people sitting inside.
When he saw Kevirikolu sitting there, Mirzaoglu couldn't help but strode over: "Hey, what are you doing? How can you help the Orientals?"
"We are not helping the Orientals, we are doing it for ourselves." Kevrekolu said: "We can get more benefits by doing this. If the Americans can give us an aircraft carrier for free and support a batch of carriers,
If there is an opportunity, we will stand firmly on their side."
"What are you dreaming about? Even the hard-core British cannot get an aircraft carrier from the United States." Mirzaouglu said.
"So we have to go our own way. We are independent, not puppets. Mirzaoglu, you should also have your own opinions."
"Okay, stop arguing, let's have a meeting now!" The host above said: "Now, there is a lot of buzz about the incident of the "Blocking City" on the Eastern Sea, and we must come up with a decision. We have to do it quickly, otherwise, then
The ship is about to pass."
"We have stepped up to take a look. The ship cannot be used for military purposes at all. The inside is worse than the outside. By the way, we have seen how it was being transported by camels. The bottom of the ship is full of barnacles. It is really terrible.
It's funny." Kevirikolu expressed his attitude: "So, we recommend letting it go. There is no need to offend Moscow because of such a ship."
In Kevrykolu's eyes, there is no possibility for the ship to continue sailing. It can only be parked at the dock and used as a sea blockage. The daughter of a big boss in Moscow plans to go to the East to open a blockade. Let's
Why block it? What's the benefit of offending someone?
This is Keverekolu's opinion, and his opinion also represents the opinion of a group of people behind him.
"No, we absolutely cannot let them pass!" Mirzaouru shouted: "They have been preparing for this for several months, or even longer. They must have a bigger plot. We cannot let the tiger go back to the mountain!"
"Then what reason did you use?" Kevirikolu looked at Mirzaoglu with a smile: "Have you forgotten what you said in front of the reporters? They already have motivation!"
What you say must count!
"Even if there is power, it may not be safe." Mirzaoglu said: "In order to avoid danger, we have to ask them to provide a deposit!"
This guy is quite clever. He actually came up with such a damaging move, and after he came up with it, he was able to make the people present accept it.
"The deposit is one billion dollars, and once it is delivered to us, it cannot be taken away after two years."
The person above nodded with satisfaction: "I think it's okay."
You can live with it if you want, just pay a deposit to avoid any loss caused and no one can find compensation in the end. I will give you one billion first, and you will have to deposit it for two years.
What about two years later? The official responsible at that time was no longer there, and even if the money was spent, they, a green innovation company, could not find anyone to compensate.
A pair of greedy eyes appeared at the scene.
Not even Keverekoru objected.
On the Black Sea, there were bursts of applause and cheers, and everyone was feeling emotional for this successful maritime operation.
Qin Tao was also very emotional: "Okay, this is another big step forward."
Every step forward is one step closer to returning home!
"Qin, can we drive over next?"
"Of course." Qin Tao said: "Please continue towing the tugboat Nikolai Chikel to make us faster. Take this opportunity to drive across the strait!"
Now that the shipping operation has been completed and the request of Mirzaoglu has been met, the other party has no excuses anymore and takes advantage of this opportunity to drive over in one go!
Although we boarded the floating dock, the speed of the floating dock was too slow. If we wanted to complete this section of the road as quickly as possible, we had to rely on tugboats to tow in front. Even, not only this strait, but also the road back home had to continue.
Hire this tugboat.
Anyway, when the contract was originally signed, it was delayed all the way to the East.
"Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin!" At this moment, Xu Zhengyang ran over from the ship island: "We just received the radio from the Tuji people."
"Really? What did they say?"
"They congratulated us on successfully adding a power system to the Oriental Sea Walled City, but they are still worried and asked us to provide a deposit of one billion US dollars before they would let us go." Xu Zhengyang said to Qin Tao: "And, even if it's us
If it passes safely, the deposit will still be returned to us after two years."
"What? How can they be so shameless?" Vitalia said.
"When you can't believe how shameless a person can be, he will definitely show it to you." Qin Tao said: "Now, our strength is not strong enough, so we can only use our ingenuity to solve this matter.
It seems that we have to go back to the land and expose the shamelessness of the chicken people there."
Vitalia nodded. From the beginning to the end, Qin Tao has always been confident, which also gave Vitalia a lot of encouragement. She believed that Qin Tao could definitely solve these problems!
The northern part of Turkey Strait belongs to the European part and is more prosperous. Among them, the oldest Pera district is home to the famous Pera Palace Hotel.
hotel designed by french ottoman architect alexander
Vallaury presided over the construction in 1892, and the neoclassical, Art Nouveau and Oriental styles are vividly reflected. There are also magnificent views of the Golden Horn and a lot of shopping malls nearby.
However, after checking into the hotel here, Vitalia did not enjoy life. Instead, she held a press conference that afternoon.
"Can some countries do whatever they want because of their inherent advantages in geographical location? Can they use their power to bully others?" Vitalia was angry, and when facing reporters, she was domineering.
"The Istanbul Strait belongs to the whole world. Any civilian ship has the right to pass through it free of charge. If someone wants to set up a roadblock here and ask for tolls, that is a blatant challenge to the basic order of the world! This is different from the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal.
, this place belongs to the whole world!”
"Our Green Venture Company purchased an empty-shell ship and wanted to tow it back and transform it into a sea stop, but we were rudely challenged here!" Vitalia said: "We are very cooperative. First of all,
We proved that our ship is for civilian use. Secondly, we met the request of Mr. Mirzaoglu and installed a power system on the ship, which means placing it on a floating dock. It is equivalent to
One of the goods transported through the strait is the Shenzhou floating dock!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Who would have thought that the shameless Mirzaoglu would ask for a deposit of one billion US dollars again. The most shameless thing is that even if we passed through the strait safely
, this deposit will also be returned to us after two years, what is this? This is taking advantage of the situation! This is occupying geographical location and blatantly interfering with international norms!"
The reporters were very excited. This news was absolutely explosive!
The chicken people are indeed going too far in this way. They have clearly promised that they can get through it as long as they have the motivation, but now they actually require a billion-dollar deposit, and they have to pay it back two years later.
This food looks so ugly!
"The tugboat currently rented by our company is worth US$10,000 per day. Every day that passes, we will lose US$10,000. If we delay the modification of the offshore congestion site and lose one day of operation, we will lose at least US$1 million.
During this period, our company has lost tens of millions, but the greedy people are still not satisfied. Our company will never compromise! We will fight to the end, and we will also seek compensation from the Strait Management Department! We believe
, this world is reasonable!”
Because of being maliciously blocked, the Green Innovation Company suffered huge losses. Now, the person in charge of the Green Innovation Company is angry, and the consequences will be serious!
This incident was broadcast in newspapers and on television.
After all, this time the chicken man looked so ugly when he ate!
In the hotel, after the press conference, Vitalia returned to the room and said to Qin Tao with a smile: "Mr. Qin, how are you? Did I perform well today?"
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, that's it. We want to completely discredit their reputation. Moreover, if it causes trouble internationally, we will be justified."
"What if they refuse to bow because of public opinion?" Vitalia asked.
"Then we still have options."
This last resort is somewhat unappreciable, and the consequences are very serious, so Qin Tao will not use it unless it is a last resort.
However, rabbits bite when they are anxious. When it comes to playing some damaging tricks, Qin Tao is still very good.
Boom!
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.
Xu Zhengyang glanced through the peephole: "It's Timmermans, and he's bringing a few people with him."