Xiang Yang nodded cautiously. In fact, he was very familiar with the Weddell Sea.
Although Xiang Yang had never actually been to the Weddell Sea, he had read a lot of information about it.
The Weddell Sea is the southernmost sea of the Atlantic Ocean. It extends deep into the coast of the Antarctic continent, forming a large concave bay. It is bordered by the Antarctic Peninsula to the south and Coats Land to the east. The southernmost part is the ice barrier in front of the vast Filchner and Ronne ice shelves.
The entire Weddell Sea is often covered with thick ice, and in early summer the sea ice in the central and western parts drifts northward, almost reaching 60° south latitude.
"The Weddell Sea is just a marginal sea of Antarctica, and a part of it even belongs to the South Atlantic. Although it is rumored to be magical in the outside world, it is actually quite good compared to other waters within the Antarctic Circle. Now that we are in Antarctica, I support entering the Weddell Sea." Chen Qingsheng suddenly said at this time.
Xiang Yang glanced at Chen Qingsheng and said, "Rumors cannot be groundless. Even if we want to go, we must not be careless."
The Weddell Sea is a very famous magic sea.
When talking about the Devil's Sea, many people will think of the "Devil's Triangle" in Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.
The vicious magic sea in the Bermuda Triangle has swallowed countless ships and planes. Scientists have different opinions on what kind of power its "magic" is, and it remains an unsolved mystery.
However, in Antarctica, Weddell's name is even more terrifying than the Bermuda Triangle.
Although the Weddell Sea, this magical sea, does not devour ships and planes as greedily as the Bermuda Triangle, its "magic power" is in no way inferior to that of the Bermuda Triangle, and may even be more so.
Because people's fear of the Bermuda Triangle comes from the unknown and the danger is invisible.
People can clearly feel and see the dangers in the Weddell Sea.
There are a large number of drift ice in the Weddell Sea. When sailing in the Weddell Sea, as soon as the north wind blows, the drift ice will squeeze together and surround the ships. At this time, even if the ships are not sunk by the drift ice, they cannot leave this vast sea of ice.
Ships trapped by the north wind will have to stay in the ice sheet of the Weddell Sea for at least a year, and only when the summer of the following year comes will they have a chance to break out of the Weddell Sea and escape danger.
The chances of surviving a year in Antarctica are extremely low, due to limited food and fuel throughout the year, and especially the raging winter blizzards in the Weddell Sea, which make it difficult for most of the stranded ships to leave this magical sea, and they will forever "sleep" in the Antarctic ice sea.
Xiang Yang asked himself, if he was trapped in the Weddell Sea for a year by the ice floes brought by the north wind, would he be able to survive
The answer is definitely no.
In the first two months, Xiang Yang's crew members were able to live comfortably on the ship by relying on the fresh water and supplies.
Starting from the third month, you have to start eating the catch on the boat to fill your stomach, but you don’t need to worry about fresh water.
In half a year at most, the fuel on the ship will be used up, and by then, we will really have no choice but to wait for death on the ship.
In addition to the terrifying north wind, whales and seals in the Weddell Sea are also a major threat.
In summer, whales gather in groups in the blue waters of the Weddell Sea. They often spray water and play in the cracks of drifting ice. Although they look leisurely, they are actually extremely ferocious.
The leopard seal, in particular, is a terrifying Antarctic creature that will actively hunt fishermen. Many fishermen trapped in Antarctica died at the hands of leopard seals.
When a leopard seal finds someone hunting for food on the ice or under the water, it will suddenly break through the ice from the sea, stick its head out and bite the person. Its long, pointed beak can bite off a person's bones in one bite, and its ferocity is terrifying. It is the existence of leopard seals that makes it even more difficult for people trapped in the Weddell Sea to survive.
If it weren't for the terrible north wind, many ships could leisurely pass through the devil's waters of the Weddell Sea.
But once they encounter the terrifying north wind, not to mention a fleet like Xiang Yang's that was temporarily formed, even many major fishing countries and naval powers, even if their state machinery is in operation, will not be able to sail out of that devilish sea.
my country's Antarctic research team is one of the few Antarctic research teams that have conquered the Weddell Sea.
On January 21, 2005, my country's polar research vessel Xuelong began sailing south along the 8° west longitude in the Weddell Sea.
On the 22nd, the Xuelong, carrying my country's 21st Antarctic expedition team, crossed the 70° south latitude line for the first time and entered the depths of the Weddell "devil's" Sea, setting a record for the highest latitude for Chinese ships sailing southward.
In the arc-shaped bay along the Antarctic continent in the Weddell Sea, large and small ice blocks covered the sea surface. The Xuelong carefully avoided large icebergs and conducted marine surveys in this "devil's" sea area, basically completing scientific research projects such as seawater sampling and biological resource investigation.
On the 24th, my country's Antarctic expedition team dropped the first buoy on an iceberg in the Weddell Sea.
This polar buoy, independently developed by my country, can continuously send the temperature changes and specific location of the drifting iceberg to the country via satellite.
Since then, our country has finally become one of the few countries in the world that has defeated the "devil's" Weddell Sea.
However, despite the dangers of the Weddell Sea, every year there are still an endless stream of fishermen from various countries willing to take the risk there.
Because the Weddell Sea has the cleanest, clearest and most transparent water in the world.
On October 13, 1986, scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, Germany, placed a standard Secchi disk with a diameter of 30 centimeters into the water. The disk became invisible to the naked eye only when it reached a depth of 80 meters, and its clarity was comparable to that of distilled water.
The fish caught in such clean seawater are sought after by wealthy people all over the world and are very expensive.
The same crab may only be sold for a few dozen yuan per pound if it is produced in other waters, but if it is produced in the Weddell Sea, the price will immediately increase several times or even ten times.
Although it is a little dangerous, as long as we can tow a boatload of fish back from the Weddell Sea, we will make a lot of money immediately.
Fishermen are a group of people who are more adventurous than gamblers.
Chen Qingsheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had actually been to the Antarctic waters and even deep into the Weddell Sea. How could he not know how dangerous the Weddell Sea was
"Captain, you make the decision whether to go or not. Whether we go or not, we should make the decision now." Chen Qingsheng said.
Xiang Yang nodded, this sentence is true.
If he were to go, he would have to prepare more cold-weather supplies and fuel and be prepared to stay in Antarctica for a year.