Chapter 67 As an honest person, I don't want to humiliate you with money
Sudika stood at the bow of the boat with high spirits, holding the classical binoculars he collected and pretending to look around.
At the end of the sea level, a large ship of several thousand tons gradually appeared in sight.
"It's so big, and the radar showed it wasn't going very fast just now. It couldn't be a Japanese ocean-going fishing boat, right? The Japanese don't seem to care much about the profits here, and Chinese ships don't go that far... No matter what, it can
Just find some trouble and strike a blow."
He is a Yuzheng patrol captain in Yinni. It is difficult to elaborate on his specific rank. Their ranks are also very confusing. Anyway, he is just a small boss.
Half an hour ago, he spotted a suspicious large ship here on his ship's radar. It didn't look like one registered in his country, and the operating speed was also very slow. It probably wasn't a cargo ship, so he came to take a look.
Now, after finally visually confirming the other party's ship type, his heart finally became officially eager.
Maybe I can make a deal.
"The ship in front of you, please slow down. We are the Indian Fish Patrol. You have just been detained at a low speed in my country's exclusive economic zone. Please explain the situation and be prepared for inspection!" Sudika shouted through the loudspeaker on the ship.
His boat is smaller and faster, so he can easily catch up with the other party. They are already prepared to board the ship for inspection if the other party is indeed acting suspiciously.
But the other party still seemed to be taking his time and had no intention of cooperating. After two minutes, a voice came back:
"We are a marine survey ship of Lanfang State, and we are conducting seabed topographic survey projects of surrounding international waterways related to the expansion project of Lanfang Port. Our port expansion plan is carried out under the guidance of a series of global ocean development organizations including the International Maritime Association.
Recorded.
Please stay away and don't affect our operations! Your noise source is too close and has interfered with the accuracy of our terrain sonar detection. The daily rent of our ship is as high as 20,000 yuan. If you insist on interfering, we will not rule out malicious intent.
Delay the loss to claim!”
Damn? Are you so arrogant?
"Is there such a legal provision?" Sudika didn't study international law very well, so he quickly asked a subordinate around him who usually studied a lot for instructions.
Every leader has a white fan character who is relatively literary, and it is the same in all walks of life.
Sudika did not rise to the top by relying on his knowledge of business laws and regulations. It is normal to have shortcomings. He usually dealt with people who caught fish secretly, or stole other seabed property. He had never encountered this before.
Legal scientific research and survey by foreign ships.
“I remember that the International Convention on the Law of the Sea seems to have mentioned that the survey and use of new international waterways are not subject to the jurisdiction of national exclusive economic zones.
Especially surveying, because it is not an economic activity, but a scientific investigation activity. The jurisdiction over the territorial sea is very broad, while the jurisdiction over the exclusive economic zone only involves resource acquisition activities. The other party does not obtain economic resources from my country’s exclusive economic zone. We can’t control it either.”
The taller "staff officer" among the short ones next to Sudika answered like this.
In fact, Ma Zai quoted that convention casually. He vaguely remembered that there was such a provision, but he did not remember whether it was in the International Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Just to show off my white fan attributes in front of the boss, I casually mentioned the most common source. Just like a primary school student who encounters a famous saying that he doesn’t know who said it, he just follows what Lu Xun said and the truth.
Sudika scratched his head, and he roughly understood: Because this place is at least 70 nautical miles away from the Temeilan Islands, not 12 nautical miles. Therefore, if the other party does not fish things from the sea or exploit resources, he has nothing to do with it.
"You are so cunning. Forget it. Just ask for a few red envelopes. Just treat it as a way to comfort yourself and let it go. If you have to do an inspection, you may not be able to find anything." Sudijia negotiated with Gu Kun.
After a long time, I decided to give in to gain some benefits.
He let his boat come close and said he wanted to conduct a routine inspection to see if any contraband was caught on the other side's boat.
He still has this power.
But when he said this, he just wanted a few red envelopes, and the brothers would share a share. So he hinted both inside and outside of his words that if he gave some benefits, he wouldn't need to check carefully.
However, he soon felt unexpected again.
The other party actually pretended not to understand, and didn't show any sign of calming down the matter by giving him a red envelope.
"Please don't come close! We are working! Your ship's propeller may hit our towed sonar! If losses are caused, we will file a complaint through the formal international maritime arbitration department!"
Sudika became angry and refused to listen, insisting on boarding the ship to find fault and inspect.
Of course, nothing was found. Finally, I saw several barrels of live fish at the stern of the cabin, and I insisted on questioning the source. The Lanfang people generously said that they were bored during scientific research and surveying, and they harvested the fish for fun.
Recreational fishing is not considered commercial fishing, right?
However, Sudika, who had found nothing, seemed to have found a step and immediately confiscated the barrels of tropical fish. This seemed to prove that "my suspicion was indeed correct."
Gu Kun watched the other party retreat and sneered secretly: "Shark arm, wait until I complain to your boss and let's do it. Even if I have to give you a red envelope, I won't give it to someone like you. You can't scare the monkeys and punish them for three years."
, it’s better not to eat.”
When he returned this time, he complained to the relevant departments, saying that his towed terrain sonar was damaged by the opponent's propeller.
Moreover, it was caused by the other party not listening to the warning and approaching at high speed and performing dangerous operations.
…
"Finally, we sent these guys away. Well, brother, I can actually give you a few red envelopes to calm things down a little bit."
Watching the other party leave in anger, Gu Pan was still a little scared.
Gu Kun lit up a cigar and analyzed viciously: "It's a rare opportunity that there is no dirt on my boat. How can I not be tough? I have to give a red envelope, but I also have to fight for a long time.
In today's situation, if I give up and I don't leave this sea area and continue working, then another patrol ship will come to knock on me tomorrow. And what if there is something on my ship next time? I would rather destroy it now.
Once he is in a position of authority, if he wants to give it, just give it to the big shot who can handle his complaints."
Gu Pan knew that his brother was right.
She frowned and thought for a while, then asked another question that had been vaguely buried in her heart for a while:
"Brother, you talked to me about literacy yesterday and told me that countries such as India and Vietnam have regulations on legal cooperation in salvage. There are also some foreign businessmen who make formal declarations and then salvage. Why do you insist on not revealing your identity? Is it because you are afraid of reputation?
Doesn’t it sound good?”
Gu Kun smiled: "You are talking about Michelle Hatcher's group, right? First of all, Hatcher did not declare it every time. He also made up the procedures after being discovered.
Obviously, the Indians want 50% of the proceeds from the salvaged goods, and the Vietnamese want 50% of the profits in kind. These are not small expenses. Hatcher and the others are not stupid. Who would take the initiative to pay for this money unless they have to.
On the other hand, Hatcher is a professional salvage businessman. He has salvaged large and valuable ships that were shipped for tens of millions of dollars at a time. If the income reaches his level, if he does not say that he is salvage, he can't find any other excuse to explain his wealth.
So even though he admitted that salvage business had a bad reputation and was hated by people, he had no choice.
But I am different. I have now taken over the legitimate task of surveying the seabed topography around international waterways. To put it bluntly, I am now a noble geological scientist. Someone asked me to buy a seabed of 50 by 50 nautical miles for two to three million yuan.
Precise terrain data.
During this summer vacation, I will be able to measure the seabed terrain of five to six units, which is an income of 12 to 15 million yuan. In the future, I will continue to build other ships and earn 50 million yuan from this business in the medium and long term.
, others also believe it without doubt.
Therefore, I have many ways to cover up the salvage with more legitimate and glamorous sources of income, so why should I still bear the reputation of being a salvage?"
What Gu Kun fears is not just the reputation of fishing boats.
What he is more afraid of is the industry doubts about "why Gu Kun was able to discover so many sunken ships in such a short period of time."
So, it’s better to just keep a low profile.
All of this was actually planned when he took over the scientific examination task.
For Gu Kun, using the profits from scientific research to cover up the profits from fishing boats is actually the same logic as using the profits from fishing to cover up the profits from selling sonar and other special equipment.
His style is really too strict and not too steady.
Gu Pan vaguely understood, and no longer struggled with this issue.
The little girl's nature is always curious.
When she heard her brother just mention the share ratios officially declared by various countries, she immediately turned her interest in asking questions to that:
"Brother, you said that both countries require a 50% share. Is it so high?"
Gu Kun explained: "Indonesians are relatively relaxed, because this country has no history and does not care about culture and cultural relics protection. They just want money. If you give them money, they basically don't care about anything else.
The Vietnamese, on the other hand, are relatively more honest when it comes to things in kind, and the maritime staff who handle the specific matters have little room for manipulation.
Because if you only want money, you have to make sure that the salvaged items are appraised and paid for shortly after they come out of the water. As for how much these items can be sold for in the future, it’s hard to say.
If it's something like gold and silver coins whose value is difficult to underestimate, the situation is better. When it comes to porcelain, the appraiser says it's worthless. If it's a low estimate, the Indonesian authorities won't receive much money..."
Gu Kun roughly explained what he knew to his sister using the sources that he could still tell today.
He learned all this from the memoirs written later by the famous thief Michel Hatcher.
Michelle Hatcher said that only 4% of the sunken shipwrecks he fished out in Indonesian waters during his lifetime was handed over to the Indonesian authorities, which means that the value of the goods was underestimated 12 times.
However, this does not mean that Hatcher can keep the remaining 96% in his own pocket. He also made it clear that 15% of the total public relations expenses paid to Canada can be accounted for.
In other words, in addition to 4% going to the authorities, 11% goes to various appraisal, reexamination, etc. staff. These people will cooperate with him to give the green light and underestimate the things.
These are just business rules. If he is discovered in the end, Gu Kun can only do this as a last resort. But for now, he prefers to take the things away cleanly.
After all, he doesn't look like someone who gives red envelopes to Indonesians.
It is better to take it away directly, which is more respectful to the other party, because at least you are not humiliating the other party with the red envelope.