Due to the low-drag shape used in the underwater part of the design, the Xinghai can reach an economical cruising speed of almost 20 knots. When converted to land, the speed is less than 40 kilometers per hour.
After sailing for seventeen or eight hours the previous afternoon and at night, the ship was able to sail out of the Yellow Sea.
At around six o'clock in the morning, the Xinghai anchored near a fish migration channel far away from the waterway and was waiting.
As soon as the ship was stable, my uncle Zhao Yongxin found Zhou Yan. I don’t know what my aunt Yufu Youdao told me. This elder, who has always been very independent and even a bit arrogant, actually agreed to Zhou Yan’s partnership.
plan.
The two chatted for a while, and then Zhou Yan took his uncle to the bridge room.
"Lao Deng, are there any big fish?"
Old Deng glanced at the sailor in charge of communication and navigation: "Ding'er!"
"Mr. Zhou, there is an upwelling nearby, and many small fish come to look for food... As for the big fish..." Xiao Ding glanced at the sonar feedback screen, "For the time being..."
"Look! Judging from the size, it should be a large predatory fish, with a depth of 150 to 200 meters and a speed of 40 knots..."
A hint of joy flashed across the faces of everyone in the bridge room.
Although none of us are professional tuna fishermen, we often supplement relevant knowledge. The series of data reported by Xiao Ding just now is consistent with the "six-dimensional curve" of tuna.
Captain Lao Deng and Zhou Yan looked at each other and picked up the phone on the captain's seat: "Except for the left-behind personnel, everyone else is fishing on the back deck. There is a big fish!"
The uncle who was following Zhou Yan no longer bothered to talk about his ambitions with his nephew. He ran to the spreader room with the people in the bridge room and got an automatic fishing rod specially designed for catching big fish.
"Who's going to get the bait? The fake bait..."
When Zhou Yan came to the fishing platform on the back deck with his own special fishing gear, most of the crew had already cast the hook. Even his uncle, who was not very skilled in the business, had already hung up the fake bait and was casting the rod.
The fishing rods specially designed for tuna fishing are equipped with electric winches. After throwing the hook, you can directly fix the fishing rods on the fishing stands specially designed for fishing platforms and wait for the fish to take the bait.
"After the hook is set, leave some people to guard it, and the others can go to the restaurant to have breakfast!"
Zhou Yan calmly hung up the fake bait, threw it out, and then fixed the fishing rod on the fishing rack.
"Oh, Zhou Yan..." My uncle Zhao Yongxin tilted his head and moved closer to Zhou Yan. He glanced back at the crew members who were staring at the alarm with all their attention, "Why are you crew members so active in your work?"
"Working?" Zhou Yan was amused, "This is employee welfare."
"Employee Benefits?"
"I have a total of two big ships in my hands. In addition to this Xinghai, there is also an ocean-going salvage ship in Xinhai. The two ships are operated by the same team." Zhou Yan glanced at the sparkling sea, "The ones on the sea
Life is too boring, so you have to find a way to pass the time, such as fishing for tuna and squid, which are small benefits. The seafood caught by the crew can be eaten by yourself or sold to the company..."
"No wonder……"
The price of tuna is not unusually high. Although the wages of crew members are generally relatively high, no one would object to the extra gift package.
The two waited for a while and saw that no fish had taken the bait yet, so they returned to the restaurant.
"Brother Yan, you got up early enough!" As soon as Zhou Yan entered the restaurant door, he was blocked by Lin Shengfei who was pulling him to take off his shoes, "Where are you now? Why did the boat suddenly stop?"
"I just found a better fishing location," Zhou Yan glanced at the young master who appeared without makeup, "As for the current location, it is southeast of the Yellow Sea, probably in the middle area connecting Nanbang, Wa Kingdom, and Magic City."
"Then we're out on the high seas..." Lin Shengfei raised his head and glanced at Zhou Yan, "Aren't you afraid of Waiguo's competitors trying to get you?"
"Then you underestimate this ship too much," Zhou Yan chuckled and stepped on the floor under his feet, "It is a quasi-military radar detection equipment with a maximum speed of forty-five knots. Who is afraid of who?"
"What about missiles and torpedoes?"
"Buddha said, don't say it!" Zhou Yan smiled and patted Lin Shengfei's shoulder, "Brother, when you buy a super yacht, you will know whether it can protect against missiles and torpedoes..."
The chefs on the ship were originally assigned to the crew team. Although they were "certified", their cooking skills were limited to large pot meals and home-cooked meals. However, due to their frequent contact with seafood, they were quite good at cooking seafood meals.
Unique skill.
The addition of uncle Zhou Yan has undoubtedly greatly improved the standard of three meals. Pot stickers, steamed dumplings, steamed dumplings, and Goubuli have been added to the daily menu.
Even the particularly picky Young Master Lin was surprised after taking a bite of Goubuli. He lowered his voice and looked at Zhou Yan quietly: "Brother Yan, where did you get this chef from?"
Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, then glanced back at his uncle who was busy working in the window, with a strange look on his face: "You want to poach someone?"
"That's what it means!"
"Don't think about it," Zhou Yan chuckled, "Let me introduce to you, the buns on your plate are made by my brother-in-law, the future chef of Bihailantian Hotel!"
Young Master Lin suddenly wilted, but he didn't know what he thought of. He rolled his eyes and stared at Zhou Yan with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, can I entrust you, Blue Sea and Blue Sky, to train a group of pastry chefs?"
"It's best to get there right away," Zhou Yan replied seriously. "Now that we are starting training, the requirements for chef Bai An are not that high. But if we wait until the official opening, the chefs who require training must have a certain basic knowledge of pastry."
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"I'll contact you right away..."
A group of people enjoyed breakfast slowly and orderly, and all the crew members on duty had already had breakfast.
Zhou Yan and Lin Shengfei had just arrived on the back deck and were catching up with the electric winch to wind up the pole.
"How big of a fish is this?" Lin Shengfei looked at the fishing rod that had been bent to more than a hundred degrees, his eyes widening.
"It's just over two hundred kilograms!" Zhou Yan glanced at the fishing line and replied casually, "Tuna is a hot-blooded fish and a predator. Its struggle is much stronger than other seawater fish..."
Although the golden gun that had been hooked underwater was struggling hysterically, it did not know that what it was wrestling with was a modern mechanical device - an electric winch, which is the crystallization of human wisdom.
Watching the fishing line being recovered bit by bit, the sailors at other fishing positions quickly prepared the equipment for landing: hooks, clamps, hammers, and knives for bleeding.
Tuna is a hot-blooded fish. If you struggle too much during the unhooking process after being pulled on board, it will cause blood stasis in the fish meat and affect the taste.
Therefore, after catching a tuna and knocking it out of sleep, the best solution is to knock it out with a hammer on the head; then, before the blood has coagulated, use a knife to drain the blood from the body.
"It's Blue Fin! Get your hammer and knife ready!"
This was not the first time the sailor on the ship had caught tuna, so he was considered experienced. As he watched the tuna being pulled out of the water by the electric winch, losing the ability to struggle, he quickly clamped it with a clamp, pulled it to the deck, and gave it a hammer blow.
Knocked out.
Then, he used a knife to make a strong cut on the fish tail between the third to last section and the sixth to last section...
As the blood continued to flow out, the fainted tuna gradually "stretched out".
After draining the blood, the sailors quickly cleaned out the tuna's internal organs, weighed them, and threw them into a special ultra-low temperature freezer on the ship.
