Chapter 3888: Floating island

"Since it matches the previous information, isn't it okay?" Sergey said strangely.
"The problem is that there are no other islands besides Lion Island around this Tidal Island. And this Lion Island, according to the previous bragging father's statement, there is no pirate gathering." Lin Rui whispered.
"That is, they are hiding on other distant islands. That tidal island is just a place where the pirates hide their goods." Sausage replied.
"Impossible. These pirates make a living by looting. They robbed the property and may hide it, but it is impossible to place it too far away from their nest because it is not safe for these pirates." Lin Rui shook his head.
"This also makes sense." Scarface groaned, "They robbed the property, and they must be placed in a relatively safe place. Although the tidal island is hidden, there are always times when it is exposed to the water. But the factory says their nest It should be nearby."
"But if their lair is nearby, why not take the goods back and hide it on the tidal island." Sergey shook his head, "Isn't it the safest to bring back your lair?"
"Unless they are not portable." Lin Rui looked at the satellite map on the computer screen and magnified the map more than ten times.
"What do you think this is?" Lin Rui suddenly pointed to a point on the map.
"Like a boat, but it looks a little bigger than a boat. The shape is not very similar. Maybe it's a reef out of the sea." Scarface frowned.
"Maybe it's not a reef, nor a ship." Lin Rui muttered, "Do you remember that time in Russia? An offshore base of the secret agency was built on an offshore drilling platform.
Maybe this is not a ship, but a floating platform on the sea. "
"Floating platform on the sea?" Sergey asked in surprise.
An offshore floating platform refers to a platform floating on the water that can bear a certain weight and can be used as a floating dock to dock small and medium-sized boats.
It can also be used as an auxiliary tool to maintain or repair ships, boats and other waterborne vehicles; it can also help implement water work projects and build floating platforms to assist other mechanical equipment operations.
The team members stared at the satellite map again and found that the somewhat irregular shape might indeed be a floating platform deliberately built.
"It is indeed possible that it is an offshore floating platform, and it is very likely that it is a modular design and a powered offshore platform. This kind of platform is usually used for offshore construction." Nightingale nodded.
"That's right. If these pirates use this offshore platform as their nest, no one will find them. Everyone will think that this is just an engineering work platform, and the ships docking on the side may also be engineering ships.
In fact, they are just pirates. Acting grandiosely under everyone's eyes. Even veteran pirates such as bragging daddy would not think that these people would hide themselves in this way. Lin Rui nodded and said.
"Yes, this has many benefits. This offshore floating platform, also known as a floating island, has good resistance to wind and waves. You can build a residence on it, configure communication equipment, and make a little processing can become a good one. Sea base.
And most of these floating platforms are powered, and they do not need to be fixed in one position. If the pirates detect that the sea area is unsafe in advance, they will control the entire platform to withdraw from that area. Yelena nodded.
"No matter what, we still caught them. Using the floating platform as a base, although it is concealed and safe enough. But they must also be at sea. Since they are at sea, they cannot escape satellite reconnaissance." Lin Rui and Kebain immediately Call, "Help me lock that area and stare at that offshore platform."
"I'm trying to improve the resolution. Our satellite equipment can't accurately recognize it. But I thought of another way..." Cobain replied.
"What way?" Lin Rui asked.
"I know that there is a department with more advanced satellites. That is NASA, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA. They have high-resolution reconnaissance satellites." Cobain replied.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an administrative agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for formulating and implementing the U.S. space program and conducting research on aviation science and space science.
Cobain whispered, "We can hack into their systems and call satellite data. Fortunately, we have the backdoor of the CIA's intelligence network.
This will allow us to gain advanced permissions when accessing their servers. And the whole process is highly confidential. "
"Good job. Get the relevant data for me as soon as possible. I need the most detailed satellite data and satellite photos." Lin Rui nodded.
Ten minutes later, Cobain sent all the coordinate data and pictures. The satellite image this time is very large and detailed. After zooming in at a high magnification, Lin Rui and others were finally able to see the whole picture of the floating platform on the sea.
This is an irregularly shaped floating platform on the sea. In addition, there are several ships moored on the side, so it looks irregular in shape.
In addition, the previous satellite recognition resolution is very low, just a fuzzy color block. Therefore, Lin Rui and others had not been able to find out immediately.
However, after identifying with the aid of NASA satellites. Everything is clearly displayed before my eyes. It was indeed an offshore floating platform, and it looked like some kind of work platform.
There are tall antennas, and many houses converted from containers are placed on the platform. Because this kind of containers can be spliced ​​and fixed to each other, it helps to fight against sea storms.
"What do you think this is?" Sergey pointed to a position on the map.
Lin Rui watched it carefully and shook his head, "It looks like some kind of banner. Enlarge the picture and let Cobain look it up. What does this banner mean?"
"I should have seen this symbol on the flag, but I can't remember it for a while. It may be the logo of a large company. In this case, passing ships will think that this platform belongs to the property of a large company." Replied.
After waiting for a while, Cobain had an answer, "You found the flag and the badge drawn on it. I have found out.
I'm afraid your action will be temporarily suspended, because we can't afford the badge on this banner. "
"What's the matter?" Lin Rui asked. "Does it belong to which energy giant?"
"This time, it's really not an energy giant. It's Lockheed Martin, the world's largest manufacturer of fighter aircraft and missiles. They are ahead of GM, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin in terms of business methods, scale, status, and importance. Wait a few. And from a certain perspective, the US government belongs to these companies." Cobain replied.