My Deep-sea Fishery

Roasted garlic vermicelli scallops are very fresh, and with the aroma of garlic, they are so delicious that Xiang Yang couldn't help but eat more than a dozen in one go.

After lunch, Xiang Yang stretched himself on the deck.

"There are more and more ice floes on the sea surface." Xiang Yang said with emotion.

"Sure, this is the southernmost point of the Atlantic Ocean." Chen Qingsheng said with a smile.

Xiang Yang tapped his fingers on the railing lightly, "The southernmost point of the Atlantic Ocean, so we have reached the Devil's Sea."

In the minds of ordinary people, the Devil's Sea generally refers to the Bermuda Triangle.

The Bermuda Triangle has been the most feared sea area for navigators since ancient times. To this day, scientists still do not know how to answer this question as to why so many ships and aircraft are swallowed up by the sea area of ​​the Bermuda Triangle.

But in fact, for fishermen, the Bermuda Triangle is not scary at all, because ordinary fishing boats will not die in the Bermuda Triangle.

For fishermen, the real Devil's Sea is actually the Weddell Sea.

The Weddell Sea is located in the South Atlantic Ocean. To the south of the Weddell Sea is the Antarctic Peninsula, and to the east of the Weddell Sea is Coates Land.

On February 20, 1823, British explorers and seal hunters set off from the South Orkney Islands on the sailboat "Jenny" and headed southeast. Wedell, the seal hunter, discovered this sea area, and the world became famous. Name it after him.

"Yes, the front is the domain of the Devil's Sea." Chen Qingsheng said in a low voice.

"Captain, we can no longer follow the fleet. There is a lot of drift ice in the water. It is difficult for us to predict when the drift ice will gather together when sailing here. If there is drift ice blocking our ship The way forward will trap our ship in the Weddell Sea." Chen Qingsheng said in a low voice.

"Scared?" Xiang Yang smiled.

When Chen Qingsheng heard the words, he immediately became anxious, "Captain, am I afraid? Look at the surface of the water yourself. Does this look like a navigable channel?"

Xiang Yang looked across the water.

I saw a large piece of drift ice on the surface of the sea in front of me. These drift ice were connected end to end, and some of them gathered into pieces, as if a wall had been built on the sea surface.

In addition, there are a large number of icebergs floating in the sea, some icebergs are even one or two hundred meters high, and the icebergs are extremely easy to collide with each other, making loud "rumbling" noises from time to time.

Even though Xiang Yang is sitting on a large ocean-going fishing boat, when the fishing boat sails between icebergs, it still looks very small.

At the same time, the loud noise made when the iceberg collided made people tremble with fear, even Xiang Yang was worried, let alone other people.

"Brother Yang, look there, it's a killer whale." Fang Youqun suddenly shouted in surprise.

Xiang Yang raised his eyes and looked in that direction.

Sure enough, a large amount of drift ice gathered there.

On those ice drifts, besides living animals such as penguins, seals, and petrels, there is also a group of ruthless killers—orcas—under the ice drifts.

Xiang Yang's expression was not very good-looking, "That's an orca."

Orcas in Antarctica are very different from those in other seas.

In other sea areas, killer whales generally do not attack humans.

Before the popularization of self-media, there was only one recorded number of killer whales attacking humans.

After the popularization of the self-media, Xiang Yang has seen several videos of killer whales attacking humans on the Internet, but these videos have not been officially certified and may not be accurate.

Antarctic orcas are different.

Orcas often appear in groups in the Weddell Sea. When there are no people, they like to play and play in the water, but if they find a crowd, they will suddenly break out of the sea water and swallow the ice. face everything.

Orcas are generally a threat to anyone who is stranded on the ice due to drift ice.

So if you are unfortunately trapped in the Weddell Sea, you must not regard the killer whales you see as close relatives of dolphins. They are not saviors, but killers.

"Pay attention to the direction of the drift ice." Xiang Yang said to Chen Qingsheng.

The magical power of the Weddell Sea lies first in the enormous power of its drift ice.

In the summer of Antarctica, in the northern part of the Weddell Sea, there will definitely be large expanses of drift ice.

What Xiang Yang sees now looks like a white city wall, connected end to end, and there are a few icebergs floating in the middle. They are the famous drift ice groups in the Weddell Sea.

In fact, as long as there is no wind, those drift ice are not terrible.

What's scary is those icebergs. Some of those icebergs are one or two hundred meters high and two hundred or two hundred square kilometers in diameter, just like a big ice sheet.

These drift ice and icebergs collided and squeezed each other, making earth-shattering rumbling noises, which made people tremble with fear.

"Captain, what's the use of paying attention to the direction of the drift ice? It's extremely dangerous for a ship to sail in the crevices of the drift ice. It might be damaged by the drift ice at any time or drive into a dead end, making the ship stay in the Antarctic forever." In the sea of ​​ice, why don't we return to the voyage." Chen Qingsheng persuaded again in a low voice.

Xiang Yang frowned, of course Xiang Yang knew what Chen Qingsheng said.

In 1914, the British expedition ship Indy Lance was swallowed by drift ice in the Weddell Sea.

"When sailing in the Weddell sea of ​​ice, the wind direction is crucial to the safety of the ship. When the south wind blows, the drift ice will spread northward. At this time, there will be gaps in the drift ice. The ship can be safe. Sailing in the gap." Xiang Yang comforted Chen Qingsheng.

"Then what if the north wind blows? If the north wind blows, all the drift ice here will squeeze together and surround our boat. At that time, even if our fishing boat will not be hit by the drift ice and sink, there is absolutely no way to leave this place." In the vast sea of ​​ice, you have to stay in the large ice sheet of the Weddell Sea for at least one year, and it is not possible to break out of the Weddell Sea until the next summer comes." Chen Qingsheng said in a low voice.

Xiang Yang frowned. In fact, the escape method Chen Qingsheng mentioned only exists and is theoretically feasible. In fact, the Weddell Sea area is even more terrifying than what Chen Qingsheng said.

The odds of a ship getting stranded in the Weddell and then leaving the following year are extremely slim.

Due to the limited food and fuel throughout the year, especially the ravages of winter blizzards in the Weddell Sea, most of the troubled ships had difficulty leaving the magical sea of ​​Weddell, and could only sleep forever in the ice sea of ​​Antarctica.

"So I said, pay attention to the direction of the wind. If the wind blows from the south, then we will continue to move forward and try to go to the Antarctic continent. If the wind blows from the north, then I will lead you away without saying a word." Yang Chao Chen Qingsheng said.