There are a large number of fishing boats, both from our country and from the Eastern Yi, near the waters of Naha.
If a fishing boat is found in this sea area, the escort personnel of both countries will not let the pirates go easily.
"Then do we still need to get closer to Manila's patrol boat?" Xu Fang asked.
Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "Send a copy of the detailed data, videos, etc. to the Manila escort personnel, and then our fleet will move at full speed towards the Quanzhou Strait. In any case, we should return to the territorial waters first."
Xu Fang nodded and agreed: "Yes, Captain."
Soon, the fleet readjusted its course and headed towards Quanzhou at full speed.
Soon, the fishing boat returned to the territorial waters.
Next, it will be very convenient. The fishing boats only need to follow the coastline all the way back to Qinglong Bay.
It was not until this moment that Xiang Yang gave the order to put away the anti-pirate bayonets on the ship, and then also ordered to address the pirate crisis on the ship.
At this time, the crew members guarding the cabin realized that the danger had passed.
Fang Youqun was still holding the harpoon in his hand, and he said very dissatisfiedly: "Those pirates are so useless. I was thinking of knocking down a few of them, but in the end they couldn't even get onto the deck."
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes. "What pirates? They are just petty thieves. If you really meet desperate pirates, you will be scared to death."
"In fact, now, not only the pirates are much less courageous, but the fishermen are also much less courageous." Xu Fang said suddenly.
"Huh?" Xiang Yang looked at Xu Fang strangely.
Xu Fang smiled and said, "In the past, more than a decade ago, fishermen were fighting for fishing grounds, stepping on each other's crab cages and dragging fishing nets. When conflicts intensified, fishing boats became weapons, and fleets often collided with each other at sea. If I had encountered a small pirate ship like this one ten years ago, there would be no way we could have escaped. The boss would have ordered the fishing boats to ram it directly."
Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows. He grew up by the sea, so he was not completely unaware of this situation. On the contrary, he had heard many versions of the rumors.
But that was in the early days. Now, no one would take their life lightly.
"Don't you want to dive? Probably tomorrow afternoon, we will be able to reach the waters near Quanzhou. The water there is not deep, and the underwater fishery resources are relatively rich. Many fishermen still have the habit of placing crab cages on the seabed. Let's go down to the seabed and take a look." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
A crab pot is a net-like tool used to catch crabs, generally consisting of an iron frame and a polyethylene woven mesh.
The general characteristics of a crab cage are that the upper frame and the lower frame are provided with connecting columns, connecting holes are provided at both ends of the bracket, the bracket is connected to the upper frame and the lower frame through the connecting holes and the connecting columns, the nets on each side of the three-dimensional frame form attracting openings respectively, a hanging rope and a crab bag are provided in the three-dimensional frame, and there is a crab outlet on the net on the bottom or top surface.
The crab cage with this structure can conveniently load and unload the bracket with the upper frame and the lower frame. When in use, the bracket is assembled with the upper frame and the lower frame. When transporting, the bracket is disassembled from the upper frame and the lower frame. The upper bracket and the lower bracket can be combined together, occupying a very small space. It has the advantages of novel structure, convenient loading and unloading, foldability, small space occupation, and very convenient transportation. Fishing vessels can carry more crab cages for sea operations to increase the output and economic benefits of fishing vessels. It is an ideal fishing tool.
Xiang Yang also has this kind of crab cage on his boat, but because Xiang Yang seldom fishes regularly in any fixed fishing ground, the quantity of this kind of crab cage purchased is small and it is rarely used.
In most cases, Xiang Yang still prefers diving operations.
When the crew heard this, they immediately became excited.
Although we caught a lot of sea fish on this trip, we also encountered pirates, so the journey was very thrilling.
However, during this trip, we have not yet gone to the bottom of the sea to carry out underwater operations.
By now, most of the crew members on Xiang Yang's ship have developed the habit of working underwater.
A trip out to sea would feel incomplete if you don’t go fishing.
Xiang Yang looked at the crew's reactions with satisfaction.
In fact, Xiang Yang has already made a lot of money after this trip. For Xiang Yang, there is not much difference between going out to sea one more time and going out to sea one less time.
The reason why Xiang Yang decided to take the crew out to sea again was mainly to continue the tradition of his fleet.
Soon, the fleet arrived near the waters of Quanzhou.
After this, the number of ships on the sea gradually increased.
Xiang Yang stood on the deck and looked around. On the vast sea, he could see ships of various sizes in almost every direction.
The fleet did not slow down or stop because of the increase in the number of ships on the sea, and continued to sail towards Qinglongwan.
At this time, a large fleet was also coming towards Xiang Yang's fleet.
This fleet consists of more than a dozen ships, including three ocean-going processing mother ships, and the rest are all large-scale net-dropping fishing boats.
The people in that fleet seemed quite surprised to see Xiang Yang's fleet.
"Hey, buddy, why haven't I seen you before? Are you from other places?" A group of short and thin young men stood on an ocean-going processing mothership, made trumpet shapes with their hands, and shouted at Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded, "We are from Longcheng."
The young man was very excited to see Xiang Yang really responded to him. He shouted, "Longcheng? No wonder I haven't seen you before. Three ships this big. If you were from our area, I would definitely recognize you."
"Are you heading in the direction of returning home?" the young man asked loudly.
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded, affirming: "Yes, that's right, I've been out for a long time and am preparing to return to Dragon City."
The people on the two fleets soon discovered that the two were talking across the sea and slowed down.
"My name is Dai Xiaolong, and I'm the captain of this ship. What's your name, brother?" the thin young man asked Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang was slightly surprised when he heard this. This young man looked younger than himself, yet he was actually the captain.
"My name is Xiang Yang, and I'm also the captain of this ship."
Dai Xiaolong was also stunned when he heard this, because Xiang Yang looked very young.
Then, the two of them smiled at each other.
"Looking at your draft, you're pretty lucky on this trip." Dai Xiaolong said after staring at the waterline of Xiang Yang's fishing boat for a while.
Xiang Yang waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it. This time, we happened to encounter a fishing tide. As a result, we only caught two nets when we encountered pirates. I was so scared that I quickly ordered to return to the ship."