Chapter 707: The two sides approach
The drone in the sky quickly approached the Thethis, looking down from high in the air, watching it unstoppably cut into the ice field, then quickly flew low and came right in front of the Thethis, almost staying at the point where the bow of the ship touched the ice surface, keeping pace with the ship and moving forward together.
The whole shot is very exciting and from the audience's perspective, it is as if they have turned into an unrivaled icebreaker, breaking up pieces of ice and moving forward across the ice field.
【cool!】
[Lao Fang’s equipment is really awesome. From switching lenses, editing to shooting, the picture quality is even better than movies.]
【Plus one】
It’s not the first time that the audience has seen the exquisite live broadcast images of Bifang, nor is it the first time that they have been amazed by it. But every time they see it, they can’t help but praise it.
The Thesis came speeding from the sea, moving forward fearlessly. It crashed through hundreds of meters of ice before slowing down its momentum and stopping completely at 130 meters.
The whistle sounded, making Bifang's ears buzz. Sansha fell to the ground, whimpering.
After the ship docked, it seemed to have issued some notification. Gradually, tourists came out of the cabin one after another, but they did not get off the ship. They just came to the railing and looked around curiously.
Only a few sailors came down from the vertical railing on the side, stepped carefully onto the ice, and after confirming that there was no problem, they rushed towards the direction of Bifang.
"Long time no see!" Captain Harvis took the lead and gave Bifang a bear hug.
Bifang smiled and responded: "Long time no see."
After the bear hug, Harves released his hand, pressed Bifang's shoulder and looked at him carefully: "My God, it's been almost a month, and you haven't changed at all. It's really shocking. Now I think even staying in the Arctic for a year would not be a problem for you."
The eyes of several sailors nearby were all focused on Bifang. Except for his longer hair and some stubble on his lips, Bifang's appearance looked basically the same as when he first arrived. He was even more energetic, with a sparkle in his eyes.
This state is really hard to believe if I hadn't watched the live broadcast on the boat. This is the state of living in the Arctic for almost a month.
Bifang smiled. As a host, he still had to take care of his image. He even shaved his beard every day, but it was not very convenient to use a dagger, so there would be some stubble left. But it was not noticeable. At first glance, it looked clean. In addition, Bifang had taken a shower, so he still maintained his usual freshness.
The two sides exchanged brief greetings and then quickly got down to business.
Although the whale can still hold on for a few days with the help of Bifang, and the time seems to be ample, it is still better to resolve the problem as soon as possible to avoid any accidents.
Captain Harveys was not vague at all about what they were here for, and asked bluntly, "What are we going to do?"
"The Tethis needs to stay here and continue breaking the ice. Before that, someone needs to go with me and familiarize themselves with the route. Of course, my survey is not accurate. I just estimated and found an easy route. If you have a better idea, you can also conduct a second survey."
"Well, let the second mate go." Harvis nodded and quickly decided on the candidate.
"Then I will also need to find some people to help expand the area of the whales' breathing ice caves so that they can hold on longer, and dig holes along the route to try to get the two whales close at the same time to shorten the rescue time."
There is no doubt that the larger the cave, the more convenient it is for whales to move and breathe.
Breaking ice is not as simple as people imagine. Thethis is indeed an icebreaker, but its icebreaking ability is actually at the bottom. It is not easy to break through an entire route, and the time is also measured in days.
The most crucial thing is that with the current low temperature, when the Tethis really arrives at the location of the gray whale, the originally excavated route will definitely be frozen again.
Therefore, after arriving at the location of the gray whales, the Tethis needs to go back and break the ice a second time to actually bring the whales out, which will take a long time, so it is not time for everyone to relax yet.
The real challenge has just begun!
"No problem, the plan is very simple. We just want to let tourists go over and help, so that they have a sense of participation." Harveys also took the opportunity to make his own request.
After all, what they had agreed upon was to participate in the new project. Although staying on the ship all the time counts, the experience is still not as good as it could be. Harvest still expected these people to help promote his Thesis like tap water.
Bifang pondered for a moment, probably understood what Harvest meant, and finally nodded: "Okay, but you must tell them in advance to be careful. If they don't have some outdoor experience, they should watch as much as possible and don't get too close to the ice cave. After all, there is a certain risk."
"Especially the elderly and children, they should stay at least five meters away from the ice cave. People with heart disease or cerebrovascular disease should not approach it."
The ice is very thick, and people or even cars can stand on it, so safety is guaranteed. Many tourist ships also allow tourists to go ashore and experience ice skiing.
However, digging ice caves is dangerous. If someone slips and falls into the sea, even if Bifang has sufficient rescue capabilities, it is difficult to prevent various situations from occurring.
Who knows if he will suddenly have a cerebral infarction?
"No problem, my sailors will keep an eye on them." Harvis agreed immediately, left the second mate, and immediately returned to the Thesis.
Before long, the audience could see a snowmobile being lowered onto the edge of the boat, followed by the second, the third…
As expected, the Tethis also had a program of ice skating on shore, but Bifang didn't get to experience it when she came.
Five snowmobiles were lowered, filled with tourists and sailors, a total of twenty people, who followed Bifang and prepared to move forward.
The Thesis, which remained in place, also began to break the ice again.
Bifang took a quick look.
The bow hull of the ship is made of steel plates at least five centimeters thick, and the horizontal line is tilted at an angle of 20-35 degrees, which is significantly raised to facilitate climbing onto the ice.
The interior of the hull is supported by a dense steel structure, and the waterline part is reinforced with alloy steel. Because it is in an environment of minus 40-50 degrees Celsius, the hull shell is made of more cold-resistant, collision-resistant and corrosion-resistant steel to ensure that the hull is not affected when breaking ice.
There are generally three methods of breaking ice for icebreakers, namely continuous, collision and rocking. Since the initial ice layer was not thick, the Tethis used the continuous icebreaking method at this moment.
The Thesis used the power of the propeller to first crawl the hull onto the ice surface, then slammed it downwards to break the ice, moving forward bit by bit.
To satisfy the audience's curiosity, Bifang got back on the sled, swung the reins, and let the frightened Goudan run .
"I'm leaving."
Hearing the roar of the engine behind them and the excited shouts of the tourists, the twenty-one people and three dogs quickly set off towards the place where the gray whale was trapped.
