The fat man came out of the cabin and immediately swam desperately towards the surface of the sea.
At the same time, the people on the lifeboats on the sea saw people coming up and immediately lent a hand.
"It's a blessing in disguise." Xiang Yang swam back to the surface of the sea and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the five fishermen were still alive, three of them were not seriously injured, and all five had been rushed to the shore for rescue.
"Thank you, thank you." At this time, the boss of the freighter came over in a lifeboat. He climbed onto Xiang Yang's fishing boat, held Xiang Yang's hands, and said gratefully, "Thank you for your help, boss. If it weren't for you, we would be in big trouble today."
The captain of the freighter had beads of water on his forehead, and it was unclear whether they were cold sweat or sea water.
"That's enough." Xiang Yang waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's my duty. Now is not the time to talk about this. You should send them ashore and give them proper treatment."
"Yes." The captain nodded, "They are already being rescued on my ship. When the rescue ship arrives, we will go ashore immediately and accompany them to the hospital. My first mate will deliver the cargo on the freighter after the insurance company arrives."
Next, the captain invited Xiang Yang and his crew to the shore. He wanted to treat Xiang Yang and his crew to a meal as a thank you.
But Xiang Yang knew that the other person was in a bad mood and of course would not go.
After comforting the other party with a few words, Xiang Yang saw him off. At the same time, he said that he had other things to do and had to continue sailing eastward, so he said goodbye.
The captain immediately thanked him repeatedly, then went back to the deck and got on the lifeboat.
After the captain got off the boat, Xiang Yang immediately ordered Xu Fang to continue sailing. If he stayed here any longer, he might not be able to leave for a while.
However, Xiang Yang was still a little slow.
The sirens of fire trucks could be heard from far away on the dock.
Several rescue boats stopped near Xiangyang.
These are the rescue people, the insurance company, and the port managers.
The port manager's face turned pale, with cold sweat on his forehead. He pursed his lower lip tightly and kept muttering: "Fortunately there were no casualties, fortunately there were no casualties, thank goodness."
After receiving the news that a ship collision occurred outside their port, the port management mostly prepared for the worst.
A group of people quickly climbed onto the crashed cargo ship.
There was total silence on the freighter.
Several voices popped out, "What's going on?"
"Have all the people been rescued?"
Soon, after understanding the situation clearly, they immediately went to the deck of Xiang Yang's ocean-going fishing boat.
A tall middle-aged man with a thin body and a western-style hairstyle was a little excited. He said loudly: "Comrades, you have done a good job, very well. You have not been impatient in the face of emergencies, and you have stepped forward in the face of danger. You have stood up at the critical moment and saved the casualties to the greatest extent. On behalf of all the staff of Yuangang, I would like to express my gratitude to you. You have worked hard."
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes. The other party was like giving a speech, not even giving him time to react. He just started talking passionately. What could he do
"It's not hard." Xiang Yang shouted in a pretentious manner.
Deep down, Xiang Yang had a lot of questions in his mind: Who is this guy
The tall and thin man smiled and said, "I am the deputy district chief in charge of Yuangang. My last name is Sun. Don't be so modest. I will commend you for your achievements when I return."
Xiang Yang said quickly: "Director Sun, there is no need. In fact, this is what we should do. I believe that if my ship had an accident today, someone would definitely come forward to help."
To be honest, Xiang Yang did play a key role in this emergency, mainly because he had a lot of diving equipment on his boat. Otherwise, no one could say for sure, and the fat man trapped in the cockpit would definitely be finished.
But Xiang Yang did not think that this was his own credit.
The biggest difference between him and those older generation captains who built a ship solely by relying on their creativity is that before boarding the ship, Xiang Yang had been taught that crew members need to help each other at sea, and if other ships are in danger, they need to unconditionally rescue them if conditions permit.
"You are too modest, but merit is merit. Let's go ashore first. I have arranged a celebration banquet for you at the Blue Sky Hotel." District Chief Sun said.
A group of people looked at Xiang Yang eagerly.
Xiang Yang had no choice but to order Xu Fang to dock the boat.
When they reached the shore, Xiang Yang waited for District Chief Sun and others to get off the boat first.
But District Chief Sun made a gesture of invitation to Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang was surprised, but without hesitation he walked straight down to the boat.
As a result, as soon as Xiang Yang got off the boat, he found that the dock was crowded with people.
“It’s out.”
“He’s a hero.”
"The hero is coming down."
The fat man rescued by Xiang Yang.
And there is the captain on the freighter.
There are also many people Xiang Yang doesn't know.
Even reporters.
Everyone looked at Xiang Yang.
"Wow, what are you doing?" Xiang Yang asked in surprise.
The scene suddenly became extremely quiet.
One second.
Two seconds.
Suddenly, District Chief Sun started clapping.
Then came the second, the third, the tenth, and the hundredth person.
There was thunderous applause on the boat and at the dock.
Xiang Yang was immediately flattered and quickly raised his hands, "Stop, stop, everyone, stop, you are too polite, I did nothing, I just happened to have diving equipment, and then I did something that every crew member should do, I really don't deserve the title of hero."
Hero!
Xiang Yang never thought that one day this title would be associated with him and recognized by so many people.
"You saved the lives of everyone on the sinking ship. How can you say you did nothing?" A thin man came over with a box in his hand. When he opened it, there was a silver watch inside.
"I'm the manager of Fuzhou Freight, my last name is Liu, and I'm in charge of the freighter that had the accident. Brother, thank you so much for this time. I was in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare a gift. You must accept this watch and this check."
"Uh." Xiang Yang made a sound and looked down at the watch and the check.
The amount on the check is one hundred thousand yuan.
Compared to the losses Xiang Yang recovered for them, it was nothing.
Xiang Yang didn't know much about watches, he just thought this watch had a mechanical feel and looked pretty good.
"Well, Manager Liu, I've accepted the check. I'm not the only one who contributed this time. I'll give bonuses to the crew members later. As for the watch, you should take it back. I'm just doing what I should do." Xiang Yang said.
Manager Liu smiled, grabbed Xiang Yang's arm and put the watch on his wrist. "You must accept this watch. This is not only our gratitude, but also the honor you deserve."