Xiang Yang walked forward a few steps, trying to see if there were any other spiny sea turtles nearby.
Just then, the sun in the sky dimmed.
Xiang Yang frowned, "Is this going to change?"
After thinking about it carefully, Xiang Yang felt that it was really possible.
The weather at sea changes suddenly, and this kind of rapid high and low tide is not normal.
Thinking of this, Xiang Yang quickly turned around and ran in the direction he came from.
"boss."
"Brother Yang."
Chen Qingsheng and Fang Youqun saw Xiang Yang with a very serious expression on his face and hurriedly greeted him.
"Let's go, the weather is going to change." Xiang Yang said.
"What?" Chen Qingsheng suddenly raised his head and looked at the air in surprise.
Fang Youqun also seemed very flustered, "Brother Yang, should we hurry back to the ship now, or find a place to hide on this island?"
Xiang Yang looked at the vast sea, thought for a moment and made a decision, "Let's go. It's not safe to stay on this island. We are not far from the shore now. Let's see if we can get back to Qinglongwan Pier before the storm comes."
"Let's go without delay. We are on a small boat and can't withstand any severe wind or rain." Chen Qingsheng said as he walked towards the boat.
After Xiang Yang and Fang Youqun were on the boat, Chen Qingsheng directly started the engine of the boat and drove the boat towards the shore.
Xiang Yang rummaged through boxes and cabinets and found three life jackets. He said, "Put these on, just in case."
Neither Chen Qingsheng nor Fang Youqun refused. They quickly took out the life jackets and put them on themselves.
They were all people who had actually sailed on the high seas, so they naturally knew how terrible it was to encounter a storm at sea, especially for a small fishing boat like this that had almost no wind resistance. As long as the wind was strong, people would be lucky if they were blown directly from the cabin into the sea, as it was possible for the boat to capsize.
Just as the three of them put on their life jackets, the wind started to blow on the sea.
The sea breeze was howling, and the sound of the wind was like the devil's cry, very harsh.
"This damn weather forecast." Fang Youqun cursed under his breath and shrank into the cabin.
Xiang Yang heaved a sigh of relief and said, "We are probably fine now."
Chen Qingsheng also breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, if the wind is just this level, it will have no impact on us."
After all, it is a ship more than five meters long, which is longer than an ordinary E-class car. The normal sea breeze can hardly blow such a huge ship.
What Xiang Yang was afraid of was that before the wind came, there would be heavy rain on the sea, followed by waves getting higher and higher amid lightning and thunder. In that case, they would be in real danger.
Now, although sea breeze of this degree sounds scary, it is actually very safe.
At this time, a white wave hit the small fishing boat.
"Bang!"
The waves hit the bow of the ship heavily, causing the entire bow to sink downward, and the hull shook violently.
"Oh my god." Fang Youqun was so frightened that he stood up from the cabin in an instant.
Xiang Yang grabbed him and shouted, "Sit down quietly."
Fang Youqun said with a sad face: "Brother Yang, our cabin is flooded."
Xiang Yang nodded calmly, "What can I do? Jump into the water and swim back?"
Fang Youqun looked out at the sea, only to see that the water was as dark as ink and so deep that no one could see the bottom.
Fang Youqun immediately retracted his head. Although the distance from here to the shore was not far, it would take about an hour for the boat to travel at full speed. If he was asked to swim back with only a life jacket on the boat, it would be tantamount to committing suicide.
"If you don't want to swim back, just hold on to the handrail and sit tight. Don't say that we are on a motor boat. In the past, with just a little wind and waves, you would have to row the boat back." Xiang Yang said in a deep voice.
Xiang Yang was not joking.
In the past, weather forecasts were even more inaccurate, and it was common to encounter strong winds and waves at sea.
At that time, most of the fishing boats in Yanlong Village were smaller than they are now, and they were all hand-rowed boats powered by manpower.
Of course, at that time, the casualty rate among fishermen going out to sea was indeed very high. Many people would say when they went out to sea that they hoped to come back alive.
After hearing what Xiang Yang said, Fang Youqun felt a lot more at ease, but he was still very nervous.
On the contrary, Chen Qingsheng, who was in a state of panic before the storm, now relaxed. He even had the mood to light a cigarette for himself, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, although our boat is small, it is a power boat without sails. As long as we don't encounter waves that can directly overturn our boat, it won't be a big problem."
Xiang Yang smiled and gave Chen Qingsheng a thumbs up, "As expected of an experienced old sailor, he can remain calm in times of crisis."
Chen Qingsheng smiled and said, "It's still very dangerous. There is no lighthouse at Qinglongwan Pier. The visibility is still very low in the current weather. I'm afraid if it rains again, we will have difficulty identifying the direction."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "There is no lighthouse at the pier, but there is one on the shore. When there is a storm, people on the shore will know that someone is going out to sea and will erect a lighthouse."
At this time, Fang Youqun asked curiously: "Why do we need a lighthouse? The shore is over there. We can just drive towards it, right?"
Xiang Yang glanced at Fang Youqun and said, "Master Chen is the one controlling the direction of the fishing boat. If we can't see the shore, we won't be able to control the direction."
"Come on, follow me to clean out the water in the live water tank and reduce the weight of the fishing boat." Xiang Yang called to Fang Youqun.
Fang Youqun quickly stood up and followed Xiang Yang carefully.
The two men, one holding a bucket and the other holding a spoon, cleaned out the water that had flowed into the cabin and the seawater in the live water tank little by little.
The wind outside the cabin was so strong that it made the two men's hair stand up. In addition, the ship was shaking so violently that the two men couldn't even stand steadily on the deck.
In this kind of weather, no one dared to stand on the deck.
Xiang Yang and Fang Youqun cleaned the seawater on the boat by crawling on the ground, holding on to the side of the boat with one hand and hiding most of their bodies under the side of the boat.
After cleaning the seawater on the boat, the weight of the boat was reduced a lot.
However, under the ravages of the strong wind, the ship was shaking even more violently.
However, as the water level of the fishing boat rose, there were no more waves that could directly hit the cabin.
At this moment, Xiang Yang vaguely saw through the darkness that there was also a small boat not far in front of his fishing boat.
That vessel is smaller than this fishing boat.
Moreover, there seemed to be no engine installed. A fisherman was sitting in the small boat, paddling the boat with difficulty. The boat was swaying left and right in the waves and seemed in danger of capsizing at any time.