Xiang Yang took a deep breath. Only after arriving in Antarctica did he realize that the ever-changing weather is actually the norm in the Antarctic climate.
"You are right, but now is not the time to worry about it." Xiang Yang said slowly to Chen Qingsheng.
Now, the things around the fishing boat that were originally black and white have become chaotic and cold. People standing on the deck can't even tell whether it is day or night.
There was a vast expanse of white all around, and ordinary people had no way of telling whether it was land or sea.
"Now, the crew members are panicking and scared. You and I are the backbone of this ship. No matter what, you and I cannot panic, understand?" Xiang Yang said slowly.
"Besides, our situation is not as bad as you think." Xiang Yang suddenly said again.
"Huh?" Chen Qingsheng looked at Xiang Yang with a puzzled look.
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "As far as I know, as early as two years ago, the most advanced fishing boat navigation system on the market added a real-time ice map function, which can guide fishing boats to flexibly bypass complex ice areas."
"But we don't have such a navigation system on our ship," said Chen Qingsheng.
Xiang Yang pointed to the front of the nail plate with a smile on his face, "Just because we don't have it doesn't mean that Boss Gao doesn't have it."
Chen Qingsheng's eyes immediately lit up when he heard this.
At present, the world's most advanced civilian fishing vessel navigation system is only two years behind the most advanced military navigation system in the United States. This system can display the real-time position of the ship, as well as view real-time weather, historical navigation tracks, station ice conditions, water depth, video surveillance, exclusive economic zone and other information. The captain and driver can also design the ship's navigation route in the system.
It can be said that this system is not inferior to the Gaode map on land. As long as the fishing boat adopts this system, the boat can move on the map.
“Captain, are you saying that the navigation system on General Gao’s ship has an ice chart function that can guide the fleet to flexibly navigate complex ice areas?” Chen Qingsheng asked excitedly.
"This system sounds very advanced. In fact, it is the same as Amap. It just integrates all satellite data resources into an electronic map. I don't believe that there is no real-time electronic navigation map on Mr. Gao's ship." Xiang Yang shrugged.
This kind of navigation technology has been gradually popularized in my country's civilian fishing boats as early as five years ago. Gao Chuang is a wealthy man, and it is impossible that his ship is not equipped with equipment to receive this electronic navigation map.
Xiang Yang was chatting with Chen Qingsheng.
Suddenly, Xiang Yang's face changed. He pulled Chen Qingsheng back into the cabin and then slammed the thick cabin door shut.
"What's wrong? Captain?" Chen Qingsheng asked hurriedly.
Xiang Yang said seriously: "The snowstorm is coming."
"Didn't the snowstorm come a long time ago?" Chen Qingsheng became even more confused when he heard this.
Xiang Yang shook his head and said nothing.
After a while, a huge humming sound was heard outside the cabin.
The violent storm mixed with rain and snow poured down on the fishing boat in an instant, and the deck was filled with dense noises like firecrackers.
Outside the fishing boat, the sea was surging, with one wave higher than the other.
Chen Qingsheng was stunned for a moment, "How could this happen?"
Xiang Yang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The snowstorm has passed, we will be fine after this period."
Chen Qingsheng's eyes flashed with panic, but he quickly recovered, "Captain, I'll go to each cabin and comfort the frightened crew."
Xiang Yang looked out the window. The wind and snow outside were getting stronger and stronger. Xiang Yang estimated that the wind speed might have exceeded level ten. Even the hull under his feet was shaking noticeably.
"Okay, go check out each cabin. Remember, make sure everyone closes the windows and is not allowed to open them." Xiang Yang said seriously.
The maximum wind speed outside now is definitely over 30 meters per second. Even the thousand-ton ships are blown left and right. If you open the window, people will definitely be blown away.
Just then, Xu Fang rushed out of the cabin.
"Master Xu? Why are you here?" Xiang Yang asked puzzledly.
Xu Fang spoke quickly: "Captain, the situation is critical. The fishing boat must immediately weigh anchor and sail to deep waters away from icebergs. We must resist the wind while sailing and prevent the fishing boat from being blown by the strong wind and colliding with floating ice."
Xiang Yang frowned when he heard this.
Chen Qingsheng is an experienced driver.
But Gao Chuang is an experienced old navigator, but now he doesn't even show any sign of taking any action.
"I'll contact Mr. Gao and see what he says." Xiang Yang said after thinking for a moment.
"Hurry up, our ship is shaking violently now and we may run aground at any time." Xu Fang said in a hurried voice.
Xiang Yang nodded, without further ado, he took out the walkie-talkie and started calling Gao Chuang.
"Hello, Xiang Yang? What do you want to talk to me about?" On the other side of the intercom, Gao Chuang seemed to be in a bad mood and spoke in a somewhat aggressive tone.
Xiang Yang said directly: "Boss Gao, my fishing boat is shaking badly now. I want to drive it to deep water and sail against the wind."
"We are surprised by the wind. We are sailing against the wind in a breeze of less than Force 10. If we encounter a gale of more than Force 10, won't we have to abandon the ship and escape?"
"Stay where you are. Force 11 gales are common in Antarctica. This little wind is nothing. Have your people hide in the cabin. I remember one year in the Weddell Sea, we encountered a force 12 gale of 50 meters per second. Even the ship was blown around like a top. This little wind and waves are nothing compared to that time."
"Less than level ten?" Xiang Yang frowned.
Based on observations from Australia's Mawson Station in Antarctica.
There are nearly 300 days every year in Antarctica with strong winds of level 8 or above.
The Mawson Station once measured a wind speed of 82 meters per second, which is three times that of a Category 12 typhoon. Such a storm can sweep away an airplane and throw a 200-kilogram oil drum into the air like chicken feathers.
France's D'Urville Station in Antarctica has even observed strong winds of 100 meters per second in Antarctica.
If the blizzard outside now is not even level 10, Xiang Yang cannot imagine what it would be like with a wind speed of level 12.
In fact, the blizzard that Xiang Yang and his team are facing is certainly more than level ten.
Otherwise, Gao Chuang wouldn't be in such a bad mood and even spoke so aggressively.
Gao Chuang has determined the size of this blizzard through the equipment on the ship. It is a Category 11 typhoon with wind speeds of up to 30 meters per second.
Such a huge snowstorm was a complete disaster for a fishing fleet.
Therefore, Gao Chuang didn't dare to tell the truth to the captain below. Whenever someone asked him, he said that the blizzard was not even level 10.