Chapter 157 Leaky liquefied gas ship (add more, please subscribe, please reward!)

   For everyone on the cargo ship Xiangyang, this was a nightmare experience.

When the fog on Chongming Island gradually dissipated, there was still a lot of fog on the sea. Their cargo ship was sailing normally on the channel, but suddenly encountered an unknown cargo ship. The displacement of the other party was larger, so it was stronger. After the collision, the side of the Xiangyang cargo ship was immediately opened with a big hole.

   Right now, the sea is gurgling into the cargo ship, and they are still doing the final rescue, but...

  Captain Jin Ming stood on the bridge, watched the gradually tilting cargo ship, and shouted loudly: "Abandon ship, abandon ship!"

   While shouting, he pulled the alarm bell beside him, six short and one long, the signal to abandon ship!

  The sailors who were still struggling were taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly left their posts and ran to the position of the lifeboat.

  Two lifeboats and 18 crew members left their cargo ship and rowed towards the cargo ship that hit them over there.

  They had no choice. On the vast sea, they had to ask for help from the opposite cargo ship.

   "That cargo ship is backing up!" a sailor shouted, "They don't want to help us!"

   Everyone showed angry expressions on their faces, and their hands clenched into fists.

  It is not what anyone wants to see a collision and sinking of a ship at sea, but since it happened, we must deal with it calmly, and the most important thing is rescue.

  If they hit and sunk other ships, they will definitely stop and rescue them, but now? The cargo ship was actually reversing, away from them!

   Too much, too much!

  There are rules of the sea at sea. Needless to say, the party involved in the accident, even if it is an unrelated ship, should come to the rescue after receiving the distress signal!

   "SOS, we are the shipwrecked crew members of the Xiangyang cargo ship. Now, we ask the opposite Serbian freighter to rescue us!" Jin Ming shouted loudly with a handheld radio in his hand. At this time, he had already identified the flag above the opponent's cargo ship.

  However, the other party did not answer, kept silent, and was still reversing.

   "Listen to the cargo ship Xiangyang, this is the floating dock of Shenzhou, we are rushing to rescue, please hold on!" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the radio.

   Shenzhou floating dock?

   I haven’t heard of it, but the one who named it must be from the motherland!

   At the critical moment, we still need to wait for the rescue of the motherland!

  Everyone felt a burst of warmth in their hearts.

  At this time, the fog on the sea was gradually dissipating. In the mist, a huge floating dock appeared, and there were several tugboats in front of it.

  When they saw the Xiangyang, which had tipped over 20 degrees, everyone on the floating dock was a little worried.

   "Can it be saved?"

   "No problem." Qin Tao said: "Now, let the tugboat untie the cable and leave it to us! Two cars, one forward, three on the left rudder!"

  Qin Tao calmly gave the order.

  The tugboat left. Jin Ming and his distressed sailors were all looking at this scene in amazement. The floating dock was still moving forward! That floating dock actually has its own power!

   "Right steering two!"

  Qin Tao gave orders one by one, and the huge floating dock was moving forward, adjusting its direction, and was almost in a straight line with Xiangyang.

   "Pour water, sink!"

   At sea, filling the floating dock is very simple, just open the valve.

  The gurgling sea water flowed into the water tank of the floating dock, and the floating dock was sinking and sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

   It is sinking while advancing, and the head of the floating dock has been inserted under the stern of Xiangyang!

   "Double car, reverse!"

  The propellers began to reverse to provide braking force, so the floating dock began to slow down while advancing.

  Xiangyang continued to enter the floating dock. Since the interior of the floating dock is very large, even if it has begun to tilt, it still will not rub against the side of the floating dock. However, this process looks shocking.

  Qin Tao continued to command in an orderly manner, and when the Xiangyang had all entered the interior of the floating dock, the floating dock also stopped.

   "Drain!" Qin Tao gave the last order.

  The water pump was running crazily, the seawater in the water tank was discharged, the floating dock was slowly raised up, and the freighter Xiangyang was towed up and slowly left the sea!

  The gurgling sea water gushed out from the place where the freighter Xiangyang was hit and cracked, and then flowed down from the floating dock.

   "Thank you, thank you." Jin Ming, who had been rescued by the tugboat, watched this scene intently, and two lines of tears flowed down involuntarily.

   Without this floating dock, their ship would have sunk, which would have brought huge economic losses to the ship owner. Now, their cargo ship Xiangyang has been saved!

  Jin Ming was extremely grateful in his heart. When he saw the red flag flying above the floating dock, he felt a sense of pride in his heart, amazing, my country! This is the floating dock of our motherland!

  Qin Tao finally let out a long breath.

  The operation just now is quite dangerous. A little carelessness may lead to more serious consequences, and even put his floating dock on board.

   But, he had no choice, he couldn't watch the ship go down without rescue, and now, it's finally settled.

   "Boss Qin, this floating dock is great!" Mr. Lei said, "It can not only repair ships, but also carry out rescue. It is a jewel of our shipbuilding industry!"

   "That's right, the brightest pearl!" Director Wang also said beside him.

  Qin Tao's eyes were still dignified, and he didn't pay any attention to these compliments. He just looked at the cargo ship that caused the accident on the sea.

   "No, the other party wants to run!" Someone shouted nervously.

   "Can't let them get away!"

   There were shouts in the cabin, the rescue mission was completed, and the next task was to stop the perpetrators!

   No matter who is to blame, the indifference of the other party has already attracted dissatisfaction from everyone. After the accident, the other party stood by and was unwilling to rescue. Now that the dust has settled, the other party actually wants to run away again.

   Can you run away?

  Qin Tao showed a sneer on his face: "Two cars, three forwards, full left rudder, blocking their route!"

In collisions at sea, the larger one always takes advantage. The cargo ship Xiangyang lost in the collision because the displacement of the cargo ship Xiangyang was only a few thousand tons, while the displacement of the cargo ship that hit him was more than 30,000 tons Ton.

   Now, the self-propelled floating dock that Qin Tao has is rebuilt from an oil tanker with a displacement of 100,000 tons. In terms of impact ability, it is definitely much stronger than the opponent.

  The huge floating dock started to move on the sea, and slammed into the opponent's navigation route.

On the Serbian liquefied gas ship Golden Horn, the bearded captain Anthony showed disdain on his face: "Call immediately and tell them to get out of the way! We are a first-class dangerous goods ship. If there is an accident, they will be responsible for everything!" "

Anthony looked at his huge front deck, which is not flat, but big spheres one by one. Their ship is a liquefied natural gas ship, which is equivalent to a bomb sailing at sea. If it explodes, it will also blow the other party to pieces.

   "The dock on the opposite side, get out of the way immediately, give way to us immediately!" The radio operator shouted loudly.

   "According to international practice, small boats avoid big ships, and you need to avoid us!" Qin Tao took the radio and shouted to the other party in fluent English: "Our Shenzhou floating dock is driving on its own route, please avoid us!"

  Qin Tao spoke with confidence.

   There will definitely be disputes in the future, and the two sides will even go to the international court. As for the cause of the collision, the foreigners on the opposite side will definitely use the international regulations of small boats to avoid large boats as an issue.

  So, Qin Tao took out this one first, and blocked the other party's mouth.

   "Damn it." The other party cursed: "We are a liquefied natural gas ship, we are a first-class dangerous ship, you must avoid it!"

   "We are a floating dock, and we are a special operation vessel. Our ability to move at sea is very inconvenient. Please avoid it." Qin Tao still refused to give in.

Seeing Qin Tao release the send button of the radio, Mr. Lei said loudly from behind: "Boss Qin, well done, show us Chinese courage, in our sea area, they dare to be so rampant! If If something really happens, our group will pay you a ship!"

"Mr. Lei, you'll be offended if you say this." Qin Tao said: "Now, we are all on the same boat, so we have to help each other. You big leaders dare to accompany me here to take risks. We Mingzhou Shipbuilding Group What's the point of going to a floating dock!"

  Qin Tao is doing dangerous things, and even his life is in danger. The big leaders around him are all crazy with him. At this time, what interests does he care about.

  Qin Tao was still looking at the approaching liquefied gas ship, and saw that the other party's bow split the waves and drew an arc, and the hull began to tilt at a large angle.

  The other party is intimidated!

  The 30,000 to 40,000-ton liquefied gas ship was slow to increase speed. Now, the opponent had to turn again, and the speed immediately slowed down. Qin Tao looked at the opponent's trajectory and continued to issue orders: "Full right rudder!"

  The floating dock changed course and continued to block the opponent's way forward.

  Several tugboats also came up to assist. After a few rounds, the liquefied gas ship was forced to stop abruptly.

   "Damn!" Anthony cursed loudly: "Don't they know that if we have a little problem, it may cause a serious fire and explosion?"

   "Captain, there seems to be a cloud of fog above the first pot in the bow of our ship." A subordinate suddenly shouted.

What?

  Anthony's face became tense all of a sudden. He looked at the first big ball at the bow. There seemed to be a cloud of white mist there. What is that?

   "Damn it, hurry up, turn off the fire!" Anthony cursed loudly: "Stop the boat, everyone, get on the lifeboat immediately, God bless you!"

When they collided just now, it is impossible for their ship to not have the slightest impact. However, they are confident in their ship. Moreover, the spherical tanks on their MOSS spherical tank type liquefied gas ship are made of aluminum alloy. Made of nickel steel, who knows if this kind of thing is strong enough?

   If one of the welds is defective and leaked air from the crash just now, you're in big trouble.

  The liquefied petroleum gas will spread quickly, and then, as long as it encounters a little open flame, it will explode with the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb!

  Run, run!

  Anthony was not calm anymore, he immediately ordered to abandon the ship.

  Feng Shui turns around.

  When the engine of the opposite boat was turned off, the people on the surrounding boats were extremely strange. When they saw the opposite boat jump into the boat to escape, everyone was even more amazed.

"what happened?"

   "Their ship has an air leak." Qin Tao said while looking at the ship while holding up the marine binoculars.

   "A leak?"

  Most people don't know much about liquefied gas ships, and they are just curious at this time.

  Liquefied petroleum gas is very useful and clean energy, but it is also very dangerous. It needs to be liquefied when it is more than minus 100 degrees. Only when it becomes liquid can it be reduced in size and can be transported. However, the outside is at room temperature, so part of the liquefied gas will definitely leak during transportation.

Even in the hot summer, a thick layer of frost will form on the outlet of the gas cylinder on the back of the liquefied gas heavy truck, and even if the car is not in use, some gas will be sprayed out of the gas cylinder every once in a while. to relieve pressure.

   This is because no matter how insulated, the internal liquefied gas will slowly vaporize, causing the internal pressure to increase. This part of the gas must be released, otherwise the cylinder will explode.

Therefore, liquefied petroleum gas heavy trucks can only be used in the north. In the south, let alone whether it is convenient to refill the gas, it is enough to relieve the pressure of the liquefied petroleum gas. The fuel ran out in a few days.

  Liquefied gas ships also have to deflate.

This kind of liquefied gas ship with a large spherical shape belongs to the MOSS type ship. In fact, when the construction was first started, the liquefied gas storage tanks on land were moved onto the ship. Nickel steel was used as the tank material, and it was later changed to aluminum alloy. (Yes, it is aluminum alloy. This kind of liquefied gas ship is divided into SPB type, MOSS type, and film type of GTT company. The familiar invar steel is used on the film type. This spherical MOSS storage tank was originally used Nine percent nickel steel was used, and later aluminum 5083 was used.)

This MOSS-type spherical tank is designed with the concept of "leakage does not cause damage". The spherical tank made of aluminum alloy also has a partial secondary barrier, that is, a special aluminum set is welded at the bottom of the spherical warehouse. Tanks to contain those leaking liquefied gas.

  Just now, in order to evade, the opponent made a full rudder action at high speed, so the liquefied gas in the sump that can accommodate the leakage within 15 days leaked out, forming a cloud of fog on the top of the spherical tank.

   This frightened the people on the liquefied gas ship Golden Horn, thinking it was about to explode. On this kind of cargo ship, the escape must be fast. If it is slow, there may be no bones left.

   All of this was guessed by Qin Tao, but it is almost inseparable from the truth of the matter.

   "We have to leave here too." Qin Tao said, "This is called evil comes with evil."

   "They are not benevolent, we can't be unrighteous, let's pick up their crew!" Lei Lao said.

  (end of this chapter)