Chapter 1934: Hit

Yang Meng smiled smirkly: "My buddy, what I said is the truth. What do you say? You have to plan for the worst and prepare for the best, right? You have to do the worst now. Plan!"
Xiao Peng thought for a while and murmured: "I have promised Emilia not to follow her to the South Pole."
Yang Meng looked disdainful: "Man, what do we do? Is it a fisherman?"
Xiao Peng's eyes lit up: "Oh, I'm going! Why are you so smart? The Vladimir will take half a month to come out, but if we pass the Tahiti route, we can catch up for a while, and then we The speed of the ship is faster than that of the Xuelong II, and it can catch up with them almost when we were in Chile or Argentina! We went fishing there!"
It is normal for Chinese people to fish in the waters of Chile or Argentina. Since more than 20 years ago, China has encouraged ocean fishing, including the Peruvian fishing grounds in the South Pacific and the Argentine fishing grounds in the Atlantic Ocean.
To be precise, ocean-going fishing is not unique to China. Every country in the world has ocean-going fishing boats, but if it is produced on the high seas, it is possible. If you enter another country’s 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, you need to go to that country to apply for a fishing permit. To put it bluntly, it means spending money to fish.
However, in order to save money, some captains sneak into the exclusive economic zone of other countries to fish illegally without obtaining a fishing license. If caught, it would be a huge fine.
Once there was a squid fishing boat in Lu Province that sneaked into the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone to fish. It was discovered. In order to avoid the fine, it wanted to speed up its escape. As a result, the Argentine Navy was directly sunk. Can you run-off-the bullet fast?
Back then, the response to this incident was quite big, and the public sentiment was agitated. But in fact, there are not many cases of intrusion into the exclusive economic zone of other countries like this for fishing in the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone in South America—the navy there is not a vegetarian. Catch is a fine for arrest and detention. If you want to escape, just open fire!
But in Africa, it’s a different story. The navies of some countries over there are lagging behind, even if they see fish-pirating boats, they can’t catch up. Countries like Sierra Leone have even upgraded their naval equipment specifically to catch fish-pirating boats. . . . . .
Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Yes, our job is a fisherman. What's weird about going fishing in Antarctica? Don't forget our original intentions. We have been playing so much recently, we can't forget our roots! It's time to go fishing!"
Yang Meng said, "Stop! It's you who played too much. We are not! We are still working hard."
Xiao Peng was just about to get excited, and suddenly frowned: "No, there is nothing wrong with our boat crossing the devil west wind belt, but the icebreaking level of our ship is UL, and Xuelong 2 is LL1. Our ship can only be used. The'continuous' ice-breaking method cannot be used for impulsive ice-breaking. This is not enough to go to Antarctica, right?
The icebreaking class of the world's icebreakers is divided according to the standards of the bear country.
Because Xiong Guo has the longest history and strong technology in the design and construction of icebreakers, it is often graded according to the icebreaking capacity specified by the Xiong State Ship Registration Bureau, from highest to lowest: LL1, LL2, LL3, LL4, There are 9 levels of ULA, UL, L1, L2, and L3.
They all say that ‘the art industry has specialization’, which may not be better than other bear countries, but better than an icebreaker? Xiong Guo is the well-deserved boss in the world! To be precise, China’s first icebreaker, the Snow Dragon, was also a product of the former Soviet Union. Xiao Peng's "Vladimir" can also be regarded as the "legacy" of the former Soviet Union.
Stars and stripes country is good enough for X, right? Now they are also paying attention to the resources of the polar region. They don't want the polar region to become the back garden of the bear country! But in the field of icebreakers, the Stars and Stripes can only be regarded as a'brother'. They once sent a number of nuclear submarines to the North Pole to test the submarine's combat effectiveness in severe cold environments. As a result, a hapless submarine got stuck in the ice while floating. No, in the end, it only took a few days to forcefully break the ice layer with a chainsaw bit by bit to escape.
Almost all the icebreakers in the Star-Spangled Nation are old forty or fifty years ago.
Although the "Vladimir" has the ability to break ice, compared with a ship like Xuelong 2, it has become the younger of the younger brothers.
Regardless of the fact that Huaxia has always been relatively backward in terms of polar scientific research icebreakers, but now it is really sitting on the "latecomer first", and nothing else, just say that the Xuelong No. 2 single is in terms of size. It is the world's largest polar scientific research ship. And it's not only big, but also awesome. It is the world's first and currently the only scientific research icebreaker that can break ice both bow and stern.
When we look at warships, we will find that most warships have a V-shaped bottom, especially those large ships. Below the bow waterline, there will be a large bulbous bow, which will reduce the water pressure on the bow. Improve the current state of the nearby water and reduce resistance; but such a shape icebreaker will not be used. If such a shape hits an ice block, the bulbous bow under the waterline will be instantly destroyed!
The icebreaker will use a huge icebreaking bow, so that the power of the ship can be used to directly split the ice. This icebreaker bow is made of high-toughness steel, and the armor thickness of the bow of an icebreaker is generally a conventional ship bow. Only in this way can the ice of nearly two meters be broken.
There are also two icebreaking methods for icebreakers, one is the so-called ‘continuous type’. This ice-breaking method is relatively simple. It uses power to hit the ice to directly break the ice; and the other is called the "impact" ice-breaking hair. The "Vladimir" cannot be used. This method is directly Rush the bow of the ship onto the ice and use the weight of the bow to open the ice! The Vladimir could not do this.
And if you go to Antarctica, you must take the Drake Strait, which is the so-called "devil westerly belt", which is recognized as one of the most severe areas in the world with the most wind and waves.
This Drake Strait is 100 kilometers from Cape Horn to Livingstone Island. Even if you take the most modern polar expedition ship, it will take almost fifty hours to cross, and the minimum wind is usually seven. ----Level eight, most of the time it is 10-12 degrees. This is not something that any boat can pass. Fortunately, the "Vladimir" is also a relic of the former Soviet Union, but it can withstand this wind. But when it comes to thick ice, considering the weight of the ship, the Vladimir really cannot hold it.
Yang Meng said, "Please, if you go now, it's the warm season. Emilia won't be able to spend the winter there, right? In the warm season, our boat will have no problem in the past! It's just a bit of a crime for crossing the devil west wind belt. . What are you afraid of? The big deal is to charter a plane to King George Island in Antarctica from Punta Arenas, anyway, it’s not bad for money!"
There are only two seasons in Antarctica. The cold season is from April to October, and the warm season is from November to March. In the warm season, the average temperature in coastal areas is about 0 degrees, which is not too cold, and it used to be extremely daytime, with 24 hours a day being daytime. It's a little darker at night, but it won't be completely dark.
Crossing the devil's west wind belt is a crime, but rich people can charter a plane directly across the Drake Strait in southern Chile, but it's not just a matter of using money to take the plane here. Because only one polar expedition company operates this route. There is only one BAE136-200 airliner of Eagle Country flying this route.
This is not to say how poor the company is, but because the Antarctic Tourism Association stipulates that the number of people who can land at each Antarctic landing site can not exceed one hundred at the same time, so more planes are useless. Now the ticket has been sold for two years.
Xiao Peng patted his hands: "Well, you are right! We are fishermen! Fishermen are supposed to fish! As the best fishing ground in China, we have to travel to any sea area in the world! We are considered to be an investigation market! That’s right! Just visit the market! Get to know the squid market! Let’s catch some squid and get some shredded squid, right?"
To be honest, Xiao Peng originally had no interest in the Peruvian giant squid in the southern hemisphere!
The same are all squids. The quality of squids in the North Pacific Ocean is on the shelves, and they can sell for 30,000 or 40,000 per ton! However, squid fishing in the North Pacific has seasonality, which is not always available; while the Peruvian squid in South America does not have this problem, but the Peruvian squid is loose in meat and has a sour taste. It cannot sell at the lowest price. Three or four thousand tons! Later, with the breakthrough of the deacidification process and the solution of the processing problem of Peruvian squid, the value of Peruvian squid began to double. Now one ton can sell for more than 10,000.
It sounds like the price is not high, but there is no fishing moratorium there. There is no problem with a squid fishing boat catching two to three thousand tons a year. After deducting various costs, it is not a problem for a boat to make millions.
For the hard-working Chinese people. As long as you can make money, what does it matter if you don’t take a rest for a year? Therefore, most of the squid-catching teams that fought in the North Pacific back then went to the South Pacific to kill their lives.
But what Xiao Peng said is just to find a reason for himself. What is the best food in Qianliyan Fishery? Isn’t it just mackerel, herring, and calamari? These small fishes serve as the basis for the existence of other schools of fish. Xiao Peng usually does not catch them, but it cannot be denied that they are the most delicious existence in the entire Qianliyan fishery. After all, they are the direct beneficiaries of Xiao Peng's special feed. The dried silk flavor made from Qianliyan Squid is the top dish to go with!
"Mengzi! That's it! Now you go to the shipyard to have a look. After all, this time is to Antarctica. By the way, we will set up a route to determine the sailors! What other supplies and the like are all done! Ideas, we will bring more Ingredients! Mainly used for driving! By the way, let the sailing crew report the body shape list, and I will solve the polar equipment!" Xiao Peng arranged!
Yang Meng said happily, "Okay! I'm going now!" After speaking, he turned and left.
Xiao Peng suddenly felt that something was wrong: "Damn! I just followed your way! You want to run out and hide quietly. This is your main purpose!"
Yang Meng took a halt after listening, and then ran away.
Xiao Peng smiled angrily: "What do I know so much!"