The helmsman turned the steering wheel with full concentration and extraordinariness.
The searchlights illuminated the earth brightly, and there were constant shouts and voices on the bridge. Captain Harveys raised his voice to ensure that every order could be executed accurately.
Almost 100% of the ships can reverse. Unfortunately, the route hundreds of meters behind it has frozen. For safety reasons, the Tysis must turn its bow before it can drive out of the ice field and bring the gray whale in.
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Furthermore, the average driver will not choose to reverse. Maritime collision avoidance rules recommend that drivers almost always slow down and turn to avoid collisions. Emergency braking or reversing will only occur when encountering an emergency situation or risk of collision.
-Because it hurts the machine.
A correct but unnecessary decision resulted in days and nights of overtime work and contempt for the engine department. If even the engine department couldn't solve the problem, it would have to be towed to the shipyard for repair by tugboat, which would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per prescription.
All are considered cheap.
The worst-case scenario is that if you are in the middle of the ocean or ice area with no village or shop, and the tugboat cannot get in, the three hundred or so people on the ship will have no choice but to cry.
This end must be adjusted.
Harveys knew that turning the ship's bow on the ice was a technical task, and it was very likely that the ship would roll over or damage the hull. He must not be careless. Tong Kong stared at the dashboard and the ice, feeling a rare sense of nervousness.
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From the day he walked out of college, Harveys embarked on an ocean-going ship and drifted on the vast sea until now, devoting all his youth to the sea.
From the second mate to the first mate, from the technical level to the management, and now to the captain, they are all witnesses of the passage of time and hard work.
To outsiders, the profession of seafarer seems quite glamorous. While sailing, he travels around the world. Whenever he returns home with a full harvest and enters the tavern, there is always a large group of people sitting around and listening to him tell interesting stories about the sea.
But in fact, the seemingly beautiful sea contains dangers everywhere, especially in the Arctic Ocean.
Icebergs are alive.
Captain Harveys believed.
Sometimes it is 99% underwater, with just a sharp tip sticking out of the sea.
This picture can make even a normal person’s eyes water, but it’s no joke when you encounter it.
At present, the navigation aids on most ships cannot scan the things under the water at the bow. Do you think the sharp side is okay...
Secondly, the iceberg is not fixed like other reference points along the coast, it can move!
Whether it is ice or icebergs, they will move. The main driving force for movement is wind, followed by ocean currents.
Under the influence of wind speed, some can even reach a movement speed of 44 kilometers per day, and can transport certain objects on land and even living animals and plants thousands of kilometers away from their source areas.
Scholars who specialize in this field can infer the distribution of glaciers thousands of years ago by directly looking at the sediments in the ocean.
In the dead of night, Captain Harveys often fell into such a fantasy in his dreams: The ship was sailing and suddenly there were icebergs all around it, completely surrounded, and they were still slowly moving closer to him. No matter whether he was moving backwards or slowing down, there was nothing
To make up for it, I woke up in despair and felt extremely bad.
Later, the Tesis became an icebreaker, and such nightmares became much less common. After all, the armor was stacked, but we still couldn't take it lightly.
All I can say is that there are threats everywhere.
As the captain, Harveys is always walking on thin ice, responsible for the safety of the entire ship, the lives of dozens of crew members, hundreds of passengers, and the families behind them.
Bringing his brothers home alive has been Harveys' only hope.
It's going to be successful!
Harveys, who was nearly sixty years old, felt that his long-lost passion was rekindled, and his heart was filled with tension and excitement. He picked up the brewed coffee in an attempt to relieve some of the fatigue caused by long hours of work.
The navigator on the side handed over the ice box and asked if he wanted to add ice cubes.
Harveys laughed loudly: "Of course! I like ice cubes. However, I only like the ones in the cup, not the ones in the sea."
As an ocean-going sailor, every time you go to sea, you are committing your life to the sea.
Fighting against the wind and waves, dangers abound.
In the struggle between man and nature, man's victory over nature is just a beautiful wish.
Compared with the great nature, the power of human beings is too small. But no matter what, if you have awe of nature, be unyielding, stay optimistic and strong, you can survive in desperate situations and create miracles!
"Captain, we can see them already!"
"Is that the second officer? He's waving at us!"
"Success is right in front of you. Concentrate, jump on the bow, and do it again for the last time!"
"come on!"
The headlights of the Tesis shone directly on the open space, reminding Bifang of the days when he first arrived in the North Pole. He couldn't help but miss the daytime, as if it had become a very distant word.
One-third of the 100-day mission has passed, and I didn’t expect it to be so exciting.
After collecting his thoughts, Bi Fang came to his senses and did not continue to dig the hole. Instead, he expanded the area of the ice cave on the original basis to make it easier for the whale to breathe.
Generally speaking, the tactical radius of rapid steering turns is less than 5 times the length of the ship. If the aspect ratio is small, it will be smaller. However, on the ice sheet, this tactical radius must be extended a lot to avoid side collision with the ice.
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The overall strength of an icebreaker is much higher than that of ordinary ships, but the hardest part is the bow. If something can be knocked open with the bow, try not to use other parts to avoid displacement.
By the time the Tesis completely crossed over, the distance between the two sides was less than a hundred meters, almost touching each other.
From this distance, the gray whale can directly see the huge expedition ship, and its breathing frequency increases significantly, which is obviously a sign of excitement.
The three big guys are terrifyingly smart.
The Tesis, which made a large circle, took advantage of the fact that the sea ice behind it had not yet frozen, and quickly turned back to its original position.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the next step was to return the same way!
The original waterway is indeed frozen, but the new ice is not as hard or thick as the old ice. When pursuing speed, it is natural to try to choose the most trouble-free method.
In the early morning, this is a sleepless night for all viewers at the same longitude, because tonight is the day when gray whales begin to follow the Tesis out of the ice!
The collision of steel and ice forcibly carved a way out for the three giant beasts.
At ten minutes past one, the Tesis returned to its original orbit.
At half past one, the Tesis advanced a hundred meters, leaving enough space between the ice and the ocean.
The snow on the ice sheet was cleared, and several small ice caves became beacons. Under the leadership of Bi Fang, three big guys swam slowly under the ice, their huge wide tails rolling up dozens of tons of sea water.