The Port of Felixstowe in the UK can be said to be the largest container freight port in the UK and is not very far from London.
The whistle sounded, and a large container ship slowly sailed away from the terminal operated by Hutchison Whampoa. It completed its transit mission in the UK, and its next stop was France.
France is Zhang Tiegen's base camp. If he goes to France, he can still get support from Saker Falcon, which is the safest way to return to his country.
At this time, it was dark inside a standard container on the freighter, because there were several containers containing goods on top of it.
Zhang Tiegen hugged Su Yutang and leaned against the container with their eyes closed. It was so dark inside that there was no use in opening his eyes.
What's more, the air inside was very stuffy, making people feel a burst of chest tightness, which made the two of them even more unwilling to move.
At this time, the two of them could finally experience deeply what it was like to stowaway on a ship.
The speed of a freighter is not very fast, especially in places where the water depth is relatively shallow offshore, the speed will slow down even more.
Not sure how much time had passed, Zhang Tiegen and Su Yutang suddenly opened their eyes together. "The boat seemed to have stopped suddenly," Su Yutang said.
"Yes, we should have stopped. Let's listen to what's going on outside," Zhang Tiegen said.
The two of them put their ears to the container and listened. In a place that was almost completely isolated from the outside world and couldn't even see any light, they had no choice but to rely on this method, hoping to get some information from the outside.
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Of course, in addition to enough water and food, Zhang Tiegen and Su Yutang's backpacks must also contain necessary equipment such as flashlights.
But they would never use it unless necessary, as they were afraid that the little light transmitted would expose their whereabouts, and then the gain would definitely outweigh the loss.
Outside, there were no waves on the sea surface, with white foam floating on the light black water. The British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cravens was cruising in the distance, and a naval helicopter was circling in the sky, making a roaring sound.
A huge container ship turned off its turbines and stopped quietly on the sea.
A British Coast Guard ship parked nearby. The originally large hull suddenly became as small as a model ship in front of this huge cargo ship.
Members of the British Coast Guard, along with a heavily armed action team, boarded the large cargo ship.
Originally, in this era of global trade liberalization, it is rare for cargo ships to be intercepted and inspected leaving the port.
After all, people have left your country, and thousands of standard containers on the ship are full of goods and fixed on the ship. Why do you check them? And how to check them?
It's almost impossible to do.
On the contrary, arriving cargo ships and unloaded containers are subject to random inspection procedures. After all, you are transporting goods to other countries, so people are afraid of you smuggling and transporting stowaways!
But it is just a random inspection, and the customs clearance procedures will be checked later.
However, the situation in the UK in the past two days is very special. London, like Beijing, suddenly suffered a large-scale terrorist attack.
Didn't you just see that the sea surface of the UK was blocked by Royal Navy ships, and a comprehensive border border martial law was implemented.
Now, every ship that wants to leave the UK must be boarded and inspected by the Coast Guard.
After the Coast Guard boarded the ship, they began to inspect the ship.
The captain, his second mate and several sailors came up to meet him.
The captain is a Western man about forty years old, with rough skin and a weather-beaten look.
He talked with the Coast Guard man and asked, "What cargo is on the ship?" the Coast Guard man asked the captain.
A large cargo ship like this that carries thousands of standard containers at one time may usually be on the sea for several months. What do you think it is loaded with? It ranges from high-tech products to a few cents.
It is possible for China to make buttons.
The captain didn't bother to say anything. Don't you want to check it? Then go and see it yourself? He directly handed over a thick shipping list, and the other party was a little dumbfounded when he saw it.
What's more, this captain is very confident. All the customs clearance procedures for his ship are complete. He is scared!
The Coast Guard felt quite helpless after encountering a soft spot.
In fact, these sailors are about to embark on a long voyage. Some of them have only temporarily stopped at British seaports to load and unload some cargo, and then they have to leave again to start a new voyage. No one will be in a good mood.
After checking it over the past two days, they found that no sailor would look down upon them.
Foreign countries are no better than our motherland. As long as the procedures are complete, no matter how powerful your organization is, you can't do anything to them.
So, the people from the Coast Guard casually looked through the catalog and found that there were all kinds of goods, many of which were assembled containers. How to check this?
Anyway, it's just a routine for everyone.
So, these people continued to check.
After checking over and over again, I found that there were actually pretty much the same things. It was nothing more than taking an iron rod and tapping it on the fixed container on the deck outside to listen for the sound.
You can't open a fixed container weighing dozens of tons on the sea, right? It will fall directly into the sea. The loss of the goods is a trivial matter, and it may even cause the hull to capsize. This is a fake ship worth at least hundreds of millions.
Who will pay for Mijin’s big ship?
So, in the end, they did it hastily.
The captain then put the Coast Guard men off the ship and continued sailing.
Zhang Tiegen and Su Yutang hid in the container, but when they heard the beating of iron rods outside, they felt inexplicably nervous.
By this time, they had already guessed that it must be someone from the British Coast Guard coming to inspect.
The two of them held their breath and remained motionless, not daring to make any sound.
Finally, when the banging sound disappeared, the two of them felt that the cargo ship seemed to be moving again, and then they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
"It really made me feel a little nervous just now, Third Sister." Zhang Tiegen said with a wry smile.
"Yeah, I feel quite nervous too. On such a sea, if we are really discovered by the British, we won't be able to escape." Su Yutang also said with lingering fear.
"Yes. Before I left, Zhao Hanshen told me that the sea around Britain has now been blocked by the British Royal Navy. The sky is still monitored by ship-borne armed helicopters and drones. If we appear on the sea
, will definitely be discovered immediately." Zhang Tiegen said, "There is no way you can escape the fate of being arrested.
