If he didn't want to go, he should contact the icebreaker now so that he could continue sailing within the Antarctic Circle after parting ways with the fleet.
In short, as long as it is confirmed that the fleet is going to the Weddell Sea, Xiang Yang must make preparations now whether he goes or not.
"How about this, don't be anxious for now. I'll ask Mr. Gao later to see if he really wants to go to the Weddell Sea before making a decision." Xiang Yang made the decision after thinking for a moment.
Chen Qingsheng and Xu Fang looked at each other and immediately agreed with Xiang Yang's approach.
Yes.
Everything is just speculation now. What if Gao Chuang has never thought about going to the Weddell Sea at all
Soon, Gao Chuang emerged from the bottom of the sea. He took off his diving gear and said with a smile, "I'm old and can't dive anymore. If I were young, I would never come up until I used up this tank of oxygen. Now I've only been swimming for a while and I feel like my whole body is falling apart."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "Although we have diving equipment, it is still not good for people to stay underwater for too long. Mr. Gao, I suggest that you do not dive for more than half an hour each time in the future. After half an hour, you have to go ashore to rest for a while and replenish some calories and water."
Gao Chuang smiled and nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll pay attention next time."
"By the way, why are you and your people here? Are you replenishing your energy and water on the boat?" Gao Chuang suddenly turned his head to look at the deck, and saw that Xiang Yang's people were all on the deck, so he asked curiously.
"No, it was me and my people who discovered the thorny balls and the small blue-ringed octopus at the bottom of the sea, and I didn't allow them to go down." Xiang Yang answered truthfully.
"What? Thorn ball?" Gao Chuang suddenly turned his head.
"Yeah." Xiang Yang nodded very confidently.
Gao Chuang frowned, "Then I really can't dive anymore."
The ball of thorns is different from the blue-ringed octopus.
Although the small blue-ringed octopus is extremely poisonous, it generally does not actively attack creatures larger than itself. When attacked by a marine creature larger than itself, the small blue-ringed octopus will even display its bright protective coloration to intimidate the opponent and will only launch an attack when it has no choice.
But the thorn ball is different.
The thorn ball usually likes to hide in the sand on the seabed and remain motionless.
As long as any creature approaches, no matter who or what it is, it will stab it. It is recognized by all fishermen as one of the most disliked marine creatures.
Of course.
The ball of thorns does not have as strong a venom as the blue-ringed octopus.
If someone were unfortunate enough to be pricked by the thorn ball, at least it would hurt, and the crew would be able to immediately know that they were injured.
As long as he could swim back to the deck before the poison took effect, he could basically be rescued.
"Yes, for safety's sake, let's call up all the brothers on the bottom of the sea." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"By the way, Mr. Gao, where are we going next?" Xiang Yang asked casually.
Chen Qingsheng and Xu Fang on the side immediately pricked up their ears. Of the two, Xu Fang really didn't want to take risks in the Weddell Sea, while Chen Qingsheng was somewhat conflicted. On the one hand, he was also afraid of the Weddell Sea, but on the other hand, he was a little bit looking forward to it.
"No, why? Do you have any good place to recommend?" Gao Chuang turned his head and asked.
"Well."
Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly: "I looked at the route of our fleet. It has been heading towards the Weddell Sea. So I want to know if we are going to the Weddell Sea. If so, I can make preparations in advance."
"The Weddell Sea is not a good place."
Gao Chuang touched his chin and said, "Come to think of it, I have been trapped in the Weddell Sea twice."
"What?" Xiang Yang was shocked when he heard this. "Mr. Gao, have you been to the Weddell Sea?"
"Not only have I been there, I started my career there." Gao Chuang laughed.
"The first time I went to the Weddell Sea was several decades ago. At that time, I was the second mate of a giant ocean-going trawler for a foreign-funded fishing company. Later, I went there no less than a hundred times. Dozens of them were dangerous. The two most thrilling times were when I was trapped there." Gao Chuang said proudly.
It is said that a hero does not brag about his past achievements, but Xiang Yang discovered that the person who said this did not seem to be a hero. The real heroes always liked to talk about what happened in the past over and over again.
According to Gao Chuang's recollection, the Weddell Sea was extremely dangerous.
When the fleet entered the Weddell Sea, there were a lot of "mazes" composed of ice fields and icebergs. Some of these "mazes" were more tortuous than those designed by humans, and those ice fields and icebergs were able to move. There was no accurate map of the maze at all. If the fleet was not careful, it might be trapped in it, and it would take a long time to escape.
In Gao Chuang's opinion, apart from the maze accidents, other dangers are surmountable and nothing to be afraid of.
Xiang Yang saw Gao Chuang became eloquent when talking about the Weddell Sea, and immediately said with embarrassment: "Boss Gao, do you mean that our next destination is the Weddell Sea?"
"Huh? Did I say that?" Gao Chuang asked doubtfully.
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes and thought to himself that you certainly didn't say that, but when you talked about your experience in the Weddell Sea, you were almost dancing with joy, and your saliva was flying for dozens of minutes.
"In fact, if you want to go, you may not be unable to go. Personally, I think the Weddell Sea is definitely not as dangerous as they think."
"For example, those drifting ice, as long as we are careful, we can completely avoid them, or escape in advance."
"For example, many people fear killer whales. In fact, I have also dealt with killer whales in the Weddell Sea. These big guys are indeed very ferocious, but in fact, compared with whales, they have a closer relationship with penguins. I don't know about the fishermen who fell into the water, but for the crew on the boat, I have never seen killer whales attacking fishing boats in all these years."
"As for those endless illusions, haha, since you already know they are illusions, what is there to be afraid of?"
Gao Chuang suddenly stopped talking here, "Wait, there might really be danger. I seem to have seen a report before. On May 19 of this year, data obtained by a Russian earth observation satellite named Sentinel-1 showed that the world's largest iceberg broke away from Antarctica."
Xiang Yang wondered, "The Antarctic iceberg broke away from Antarctica. What does this have to do with the Weddell Sea?"
Gao Chuang shook his head. "It's a big deal. The report quoted the European Space Agency's website as saying that the iceberg has an area of about 4,320 square kilometers, which is slightly larger than the Spanish island of Mallorca. Scientists pointed out that the iceberg named A-76 is 170 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide. It broke away from the western end of the Roan Ice Shelf in Antarctica and is now located in the Weddell Sea."