sbdcsierra Chapter 1673 Picking up the leaks
Chapter 1673 Picking up the leaks
Chapter 1673 Picking up the leaks
The Pioneer fishing boats returned fully loaded, and while they were sorting and arranging the fish, the factory's vehicles were also notified and drove over.
Ye Yaodong also clearly felt that there were not enough cars.
"Ah Jiang, come here."
"Oh, what's wrong, Uncle?"
"Let's contact the people in Shanghai and see when you can get some Dongfeng trucks. Let's confirm a time and then we'll go there and drive all four trucks back together."
"now?"
"Call and ask tomorrow after this batch is delivered."
"Can't you ask tomorrow too?"
Ye Chengjiang was puzzled. His third uncle was in such a hurry to urge him, why didn't he just make a phone call himself? Why did he have to go through all that trouble and ask him to ask? And why did he have to relay the message?
"I don't have time. Once this cargo is unloaded and the fishing boats have resupplyed, we need to set sail immediately to continue harvesting."
Now that another fishing boat, Dongyu, is joining the operation, his boat will be running non-stop.
The 40-meter-long fresh seafood collection boat can only be used to collect some fresh seafood when it is too much to handle; the main force still has to rely on this vanguard vessel.
"Okay, I'll call and ask right away after I finish delivering today's goods. Uncle, are you in such a rush? Aren't you going to rest for a day before going out to sea? Didn't we just notify another cargo ship to go out?"
"That ship can't carry much; we have plenty of cargo now."
“Then Ajiang and I need to hurry up and get our licenses, otherwise we won’t have them by the time the car arrives.”
"Then you should let someone else drive the tractor for the next couple of days, go to Shanghai, register, ask the instructor, and you should be able to pass with a little money."
"Okay, after this delivery, we'll make a trip to Shanghai and also check on the truck at the site."
Ye Yaodong nodded.
"Third Uncle, you sent those two people over, did they pass the exams yet?"
"I heard a few days ago that I was still waiting in line to take the exam and get my license. It should be soon. You can ask your grandpa when you go back, or check when you go to Shanghai. Anyway, it should be pretty much the same. Once the car arrives, you should be able to start driving it."
"Ok."
Ye's father was busy this time. He thought that after the goods arrived at the port and were unloaded, Ye Yaodong would go back to the factory to rest for a while before going out to sea.
Unexpectedly, after adding fuel and ice, he went out again without stopping, and asked Ye Chengjiang to relay any messages he needed to.
There was no other way but to hurry. Dongyu had already gotten involved, and they had already collected over 200 tons of cargo as soon as they set sail. Now they had cargo from 10 ships waiting for them to collect, while the other fresh seafood ship couldn't collect much cargo.
If Dongyu No. 1 hadn't gotten involved and had continued to act as a fish catcher, things would have been much easier. It could have rested after making a round trip, and the 40-meter fishing boat would have been freed up.
We can only hurry now, and his father can go on the next trip back.
He's making a quick trip now so he can come back sooner to collect the debts.
Ye Yaodong had just finished queuing to refuel and add ice when he immediately set off, leaving the port.
It was already the next morning. He had stayed up all night, busy with unloading the cargo, and had gone to refuel and add ice early in the morning. Now that he had nothing else to do, he handed the boat over to others and went to rest.
The safety level is relatively high during the day, and there's nothing to worry about since the ship has just left the port. He also had a good night's sleep.
I woke up just as it was getting dark, which was perfect for taking over the shift. I also gave everyone a lesson.
As soon as he stepped out of the rest cabin, he shivered and his breath came out in a cloud of mist.
He hunched his shoulders and rubbed his hands together as he entered the driver's seat. "Why does it feel even colder at night?"
"It's gotten colder again today. They say a cold front is coming, and it might even snow tonight."
"The temperature has dropped again, it must be below zero now? It was still seven or eight degrees during the day today."
"It's already below zero..."
No sooner had the words been spoken than one, two, tiny, almost invisible white particles, blown obliquely by the sea breeze, struck the cold glass of the cockpit and instantly turned into tiny water droplets.
"Huh? It's snowing?"
"It's really snowing..."
At first, there were sporadic tentative snowflakes, but later, one, two, seven, or eight flakes were blown diagonally onto the glass, leaving winding water stains.
The windshield wipers on the ship also started moving.
"It started snowing right after I said that. No wonder it felt so cold tonight. A cold front has arrived."
"Take extra care to keep warm."
Fortunately, his boats are mostly new, added in the last two years, and there are no old or dilapidated boats. He doesn't have to worry too much about aging equipment or freezing damage, so he can sail with peace of mind.
Snowflakes drifted down sporadically along the way.
"I have to say, the snowflakes are actually quite beautiful under the lights."
"It's rare to see snow at sea; it's quite beautiful. I rarely see it at home, even after several years."
Ye Yaodong checked the radar and made sure it wasn't covered by snow.
After thinking for a moment, he picked up the microphone again. "It's snowing. There's some white on the corners of the deck. The snow has melted and turned into ice. Please be careful when walking on the deck so you don't slip and fall. The sailors on duty should sweep the snow away."
A shout came from the deck: "Roger!"
He also took the opportunity to tell everyone about things to be careful about in snowy weather, such as the need to be careful with some machines to prevent them from getting covered in snow, or the fact that the weather is too cold and they are easily affected.
Along the way, they kept encountering schools of fish, but they were all small groups, so they didn't regret passing by. If they encountered a large group, they were helpless, as they couldn't contact other fishing boats for the time being.
Then he detected another large school of fish, but as the fishing boat got closer, he detected even more.
He pointed the searchlight at the target sea area. In the beam of light, snow and foam flew everywhere, but the seawater below was clearly different, like boiling ink, bubbling and churning with silvery waves.
More ribbonfish! Thousands upon thousands of ribbonfish!
Their slender, silvery bodies, illuminated by the snow, made the entire sea appear as if it had been turned into shimmering fragments of a mirror, leaping and bounding about wildly.
"It's ribbonfish again!" everyone in the cockpit exclaimed in unison.
Ye Yaodong thought so too, it's ribbonfish again, so many ribbonfish.
"It seems there are a lot of ribbonfish lately, and it's still peak season. The ribbonfish season is indeed quite long."
For several years now, the flood season hasn't shortened at all.
"Yes, it can last for more than half a year, until the beginning of spring."
"It's a miracle they weren't captured and exterminated."
Ye Yaodong chuckled softly, "I reckon it won't be long before they stop fishing, no matter how hard they try."
It was implemented around 1995.
The fishing season has been getting worse year by year in recent years, but the fishing boats are getting bigger and bigger and more numerous. When the flood season arrives, thousands of boats set sail.
With the country's restructuring and the implementation of the fishing moratorium, it's uncertain whether some shipyards will go out of business.
"Yes, more than ten years ago, yellow croakers were so plentiful that people were sick of them. Now it's rare to catch even a few. If we keep fishing like this, I think ribbonfish will cost 10 or 20 yuan per kilogram."
"Then eat more ribbonfish tomorrow, so you won't be unable to afford it later."
"There's so much, it seems like we can't possibly get any..."
"What a pity! A couple of days ago we encountered a huge group of fish and we could have called Dongyuhao over. There were even a few fishing lights flashing in the distance. They'll be getting the fish later."
"We've been sailing for a day now, and we can't see the continental shelf anymore. The color of the seawater has changed. Otherwise, we could still call out to the Dong Sheng."
"wrong."
Ye Yaodong kept staring at the display screen when he suddenly noticed several red dots flashing and moving rapidly within the detection range in the lower left corner.
"There must be a big fish coming. See how fast it's moving?"
"What kind of big fish is that?"
The echoes detected a huge, spindle-shaped shadow, like an underwater torpedo, crashing into the school of silver fish!
Ye Yaodong affirmed, "A group of great white sharks!"
"Great Jaws!"
Everyone repeated it in unison.
These are some of the ocean's dominant species; when they charge into a school of ribbonfish, it's like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
The huge tail fins thrashed wildly, generating tremendous churning and suction. The gaping maws opened wide, revealing menacing serrations. With each sideways bite, dozens or even hundreds of ribbonfish were snapped in half or swallowed whole.
Snowy weather reduces visibility, but it does not affect their sense of smell or sensitivity.
The fish exploded instantly, blood foam and spray swirling in the snowflakes, and the ribbonfish leaped and fled in terror.
It could also be the thrill of bloodshed; while the great white shark was frantically tearing at the ribbonfish, it may have had a fatal collision with another equally ferocious member of its kind.
Ye Yaodong picked up his binoculars and saw the water boiling. Soon after, he saw two giant sharks violently entangled and colliding underwater, the immense force creating waves more than a meter high.
Their battleground shifted from the water to the surface, allowing him to clearly see two great white sharks locked in fierce combat.
In the darkness, two white figures were clearly visible.
A smaller great white shark was bitten hard at the base of its tail fin, and blood gushed out! It struggled frantically in pain, but its swimming posture became obviously strange and clumsy.
The schools of ribbonfish were preyed upon and killed by the great white sharks, leaving a large number adrift on the water, and the number is still gradually increasing.
The great white sharks may have eaten their fill, or they may have scattered and fled with the remaining fish. They began to disperse rapidly.
All that remained was crimson seawater filled with debris and ribbonfish, but as the seawater surged, the color gradually faded, leaving only a vast expanse of white ribbonfish carcasses.
The sea gradually calmed down.
"It seems there's a lone great white shark."
It was the injured great white shark, its tail constantly oozing blood.
Should we get closer to catch them?
Ye Yaodong looked at the person who spoke as if he were an idiot. "Do you think it's going to just stand there and wait for you to catch it? Even though it's injured, it can hide in the water. How are you going to catch it? Unless it's too injured to move."
"Ha ha……"
"Does the ship have a hand net for catching fish?"
"Yes, we do have this, but we don't have fishing nets."
"Get ready, just scoop up these dead and stunned ribbonfish from the sea. It's all white as far as the eye can see, we should be able to scoop up dozens of tons."
"receive."
"This is called 'fishing debris.' It's okay if we find scraps of meat or pieces. We can use them as fertilizer or process them into fishmeal in the storage room. We've already fished them out."
"clear."
Someone went to the deck to relay the instructions, and the crew on watch sprang into action, ready to get close and get to work.
Although they lost the entire school of fish, the shark's hunt unexpectedly resulted in a large pre-processing of their catch.
They don't need to cast nets or drag them around; they can simply scoop up the "trophies" floating on the sea like picking beans.
The key is that they didn't have any fishing nets, and they were about to miss out, but now they can actually collect dozens of tons.
Snowflakes were still falling from the sky. Everyone diligently rolled up their sleeves. Ye Yaodong picked up his thermos and took a sip of tea to refresh himself.
It's still better to be the boss. Sitting in the cockpit, you're protected from the wind and snow, and you can sit with your feet up, drinking hot tea. All that's missing is air conditioning.
However, he wasn't idle. He was also looking through the nautical charts and trying to contact another fishing boat to see if he could get in touch with it. They had already been sailing for a day and a night.
He expects to arrive before dark tomorrow.
"This is Ye Yaodong, can you hear me, Dongsheng Fisheries?"
Accompanied by a hissing sound.
"Dongyu Ship received! Dongzi, you're out so quickly?"
"Ah."
"The cargo ship has been received..."
"It's good that we can get in touch with two of them. We should be able to reach both by tomorrow morning."
"The Dongyu is almost full. Which of your ships will come to pick up the cargo first?"
Ye Yaodong said, "Once the fishing boats have gone over, the Dongyu Fishing Ship will be fully loaded, so it can return immediately after picking them up without having to connect with other ships."
"Understood. I'll go and coordinate with the Dongyu. The rest of the ships are yours."
"Okay, received."
The workers on deck were also busy processing the fish and scraps of meat that had been pulled up.
They worked like plucked feathers from a passing goose; once the area around the fishing boat was cleared, Ye Yaodong helped move the boat to the side.
After fishing for two hours, it was time for the shift change to rest and have someone else take over.
As dawn broke, Ye Yaodong told them to stop and continue their journey at full speed.
A young man ran over and said, "Boss, the statistics are in. We estimate that we dredged about 22 tons in the four hours last night, not counting the minced meat."
"Not bad, almost catching up with half the net's volume, you've worked hard."
The time spent dragging the net, plus the preparation and finishing time, is more than 4 hours.
It's about the same, pretty much the same, and the quantity is acceptable.
"It's not hard work, we're actually quite relaxed. We don't have much to do until we get to our destination, so everyone is full of energy. Once we're done, we can go back and relax."
"Okay, you should go have breakfast too, and get some rest afterward."
"Why don't you go eat first?"
"I'm not in a hurry. Tell them to go eat and then come back to set sail for me."
He drank a lot of tea, but he wasn't hungry; he just needed to urinate a lot and went to the toilet all night.
He also took a few glances at the others while he was in the restroom to look for the fish.
It's just dawn now; we were delayed for several hours during the night, so we probably won't reach our destination until dark.
After having a simple breakfast, he went to rest, knowing he would need to be energetic again for the evening feast.
On the public channel, it was reported that the fish-collecting vessel had already connected with the Dongyu fishing boat and was transferring the fish.
After he got up, the walkie-talkie was able to communicate again.
The cargo from the Dongyu was transferred to the fresh seafood ship, which was now fully loaded.
"Dongzi, it's more convenient to use your own boat to catch fish and process the leftovers into fishmeal. You don't have to move even the small fish and shrimp around."
"That's for sure."
"The output has increased a bit."
"Okay, call the other fishing boats on the Dong Sheng. I'll arrive at coordinates 123 in two hours. Fishing boats in the vicinity, get ready. Who gets to be the first to catch the freshest fish is up to you."
"receive."
P.S.: I failed to time it right yesterday, so sad. I'll add another chapter tomorrow during the day. Goodnight, and I'm going to sleep early tonight.