Chapter 158 I have the final say on my territory
"It depends on whether their rowing speed is fast enough. We are also afraid of the explosion of the liquefied natural gas there." Qin Tao looked at the place where the white smoke was rising and said to Mr. Lei.
Lao Lei and others of the older generation were very conscious. Back then, even if they tightened their belts, they still had to support their brothers in the third world. Now, when you see someone in danger at sea, of course you have to lend a helping hand.
However, Qin Tao is not so kind. If these people don't lend a helping hand to their own people in distress, why should our own side be selfless?
Let them get some exercise at sea first.
That’s right, it’s about exercising.
Those lifeboats were unpowered. Anthony directed his crew to row quickly. At the same time, when he looked at the liquefied gas ship, his eyes were wandering and nervous.
“Quick, quick, quick!” He kept shouting, hoping that his lifeboat could leave as soon as possible, as far away as possible.
The men under him were also rowing desperately, and their arms were becoming sore and weak without even realizing it.
If it is another cargo ship, the lifeboat may be equipped with an engine, but their liquefied gas ship cannot. Once they want to get on the lifeboat, it means that their ship has begun to leak. When the lifeboat's gasoline engine is working, it may risk leaking. If there is a spark, as long as there is a small spark, they will definitely die without a place to die.
So, the only thing is rowing, rowing!
“Help, help!” Anthony called to the nearest floating dock.
It was too far away from the coastline, and they had no confidence in rowing to the coast. If they encountered wind and waves, they might die here.
The only option is to ask for help from the floating dock!
However, the floating dock could not hear his call at all. The huge steel monster on the sea was also racing at full speed, away from the liquefied gas ship.
“Damn you people, you don’t follow international rules!” Anthony cursed.
“Captain, hold the radio.” A subordinate handed a large rectangular object into Anthony’s hand.
Anthony quickly turned on the radio, pulled out the antenna, tuned to the international public channel, and then continued to shout: "SOS, SOS, here are the distressed crew members of the Serbian Golden Horn. We ask the nearby floating dock of the Shenzhou for rescue!"
"Crew of the Golden Horn, do you know the name of our floating dock? In other words, you just received the distress signal from our cargo ship Xiangyang, but you didn't help?" Qin Tao held the radio with a playful tone in his tone. .
"We are a liquefied gas ship, and we are a Class 1 dangerous goods carrier. After the accident, we had to stay away from the Xiangyang cargo ship to avoid danger to our ship. We did nothing wrong." Anthony shouted on the radio.
With a sneer on his face, Qin Tao pressed the radio button and continued to shout: "Now, the Golden Horn has had an accident. It will explode at any time. For our own safety, we need to evacuate at full speed. I'm sorry, we have to avoid it." If our own ship is in danger, there is nothing wrong with what we are doing now."
"Oh, no, please you guys!" Anthony's tone was pleading. Now, of course, he didn't dare to curse on the radio. He could only beg and beg the other party to pick them up.
"Once your liquefied gas leaks, the explosion radius will be at least ten nautical miles, right?" Qin Tao shouted on the radio: "We need to withdraw to ten nautical miles, and then we will wait there. Come on!"
Ten nautical miles!
If you are a well-trained sampan athlete, paddling ten nautical miles is nothing. However, these people are not at that level. They are all ordinary crew members. They usually have nothing to do on the boat and rarely exercise. At that time, after they had rowed less than one nautical mile, their arms were sore and their strength was exhausted. They couldn't row ten nautical miles at all.
“No, I beg you, save us, save us!” Anthony shouted over the radio.
“But if we save you, we have to take a lot of risks.” Qin Tao continued to shout on the radio: “By the way, who is responsible for the accident just now?”
In the cockpit, Lei Lao and others did not speak. They listened to Qin Tao communicating with each other. On the one hand, it was because Qin Tao had a strong ability to adapt to changes and would definitely gain benefits for them. On the other hand, it was because Qin Tao was Communicate quickly with the other party in international English, but many of them don't understand.
Of course, they can see that Qin Tao has pressed the record button on his Walkman and recorded the conversation between the two parties. It is obvious that he has a purpose.
"Of course it is your responsibility. When sailing on the sea, you did not follow the principle of small ships avoiding large ships." Anthony shouted.
"Really? Then we will be waiting for you ten nautical miles away. Goodbye!"
“No, no, you can’t do this, please!”
Anthony's tone had become pleading.
“Who is responsible for the accident just now?” Qin Tao continued to ask.
“It’s your responsibility. It’s an international practice. When we are avoiding maneuvers, we turn the rudder to the right. We turned the rudder to the right to avoid it. You actually turn the rudder to the left. Your captain’s brain…”
"What did you say? I couldn't hear you clearly, please say it again." Qin Tao continued to shout.
Anthony's eyes were gloomy. He looked at the floating dock farther and farther away, knowing in his heart what the other party's purpose was.
Despicable, shameless, obscene! However, Anthony had no other choice at this time. Those tugs were running faster, and only this floating dock was slow. If they couldn't carry it on, then they...
Anthony didn’t want to die, and neither did his sailors. If they didn’t want to die, they had to bow their heads.
"It's our responsibility, please help us go up."
“Please say it again.”
“I, Anthony, the captain of the Golden Horn liquefied gas ship, admit that the collision just now is our responsibility.” Anthony knew that he had no other choice but to admit: “Please save us, the great Chinese crew.”
"Captain Anthony, don't worry, China has been an ancient civilization since ancient times. We are warm and hospitable, and we will never turn a blind eye when someone is in danger." Qin Tao said grandly: "We slow down, and you can just stop us." The lifeboat was rowed into our dock and secured."
"Thanks."
The floating dock slowed down, and the sailors on the lifeboats rowed desperately and finally entered the floating dock.
“Should we bring them here?” Director Wang asked.
At this time, Mr. Lei also listened to the people around him recount the conversation between Qin Tao and Anthony. He nodded with emotion: "Mr. Qin, if you do this, you can create favorable conditions for us. However, these people will definitely Regretful."
The accident has been caused, and there will be a long period of wrangling. Even with Anthony's personal commitment, things will change.
Qin Tao smiled: "Yes, this is just the beginning. Next, we still need to arrange some things. Tonight, we will arrange what needs to be arranged. You are all big leaders, so it is easy to arrange it..."
When Qin Tao finished speaking, everyone's expressions were extremely complicated.
“Mr. Qin, what we do is to be open and honest...”
"Wrong." Qin Tao said: "We have the final say in our territory. If we are bullied at our doorstep and we dare not say anything, what is the difference between us and the Qing government more than a hundred years ago? Foreigners look down upon us. We are not because of our century-old cowardice. We must stand up and tell foreigners that they are welcome to come as guests. If they come to bully others, we will beat them out with sticks!"
After saying that, Qin Tao smiled and said: "Of course, we are a country of etiquette. The best way is to make the other party admit defeat obediently. While receiving our sap, we have to shout, good fight, good fight! "
Huating Shipyard.
When the huge floating dock returned, it was already noon. Many people in the shipyard raised their heads on the slipway and looked at the huge floating dock.
“What kind of big guy is this? It can actually move on its own.”
“Yeah, I’ve never seen it before. Judging from the size, it’s probably one hundred thousand tons, right?”
“I heard that a floating dock is being renovated on Chongming Island. Could it be that ship?”
“Hey, have you seen it? There seems to be a cargo ship inside!”
Countless people are sighing, and some people have already reacted: "It is heading in the direction of our No. 4 Dockyard. Release water to the No. 4 Dockyard to welcome the ship!"
At the floating dock of the Shenzhou, Director Wang expressed his gratitude to Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin, thank you for entrusting us with the task of repairing the Xiangyang cargo ship."
Another advantage of this kind of self-propelled floating dock is that it can be docked with a fixed dock and then transfer its own ships to the fixed dock. It is very flexible.
“We still don’t like this small job of sesame seeds and mung beans.” Qin Tao said: “Just ask their shipowner to give us a rescue fee, one million, it shouldn’t be much, right?”
Without the rescue of the Shenzhou floating dock, this cargo ship would definitely have sunk. The shipowner's loss would definitely be an astronomical figure. Qin Tao's one million is definitely not much. Proportionally speaking, this is much more affordable than the rescue fees on highways in later generations.
Factory Director Wang nodded: "Well, one million is not much, they will definitely pay it."
“Next, our floating dock will be anchored on the pier here, waiting for the next big job.” Qin Tao said.
"Well, of course, I wish I could have it. Let our shipyard workers also see the beauty of this floating dock." Director Wang continued.
Qin Tao nodded. Just as he was about to say something, there was already a lot of noise coming from the lifeboat in the dock.
“Despicable, insidious, and cunning!” Anthony shouted loudly: “You are using rescue to blackmail us and make us have to admit that we are responsible. This is invalid. We will go to the international court to litigate!”
Just now at sea, they asked for rescue, but had no choice but to admit it. Now, as soon as they arrived at the port, they began to deny it.
It’s faster to turn a page than to turn a page in a book.
However, Qin Tao has already guessed the behavior of these people, so he will not be angry now. Have these guys forgotten that the Golden Horn liquefied gas ship is still floating on the sea?
They themselves may be safe and have nothing to worry about, but what about the shipowners behind them?
The news of the collision between the Xiangyang cargo ship and the Golden Horn liquefied gas ship quickly spread and caused an uproar around the world.
The owner of the Golden Horn liquefied gas ship, Serbian Botim Transport Company, set up a special delegation that day and flew to Huating to aggressively demand compensation.
Countless reporters came after hearing the news.
The next day, AFP reporter Loris rented a Dolphin helicopter and hovered over the sea area where the incident occurred. It took him two hours to find the Golden Horn, which was floating without power on the sea.
“We can’t get close, as it may ignite the leaked natural gas.” The helicopter pilot was very cautious.
"Yes, we can't get close, I can take pictures with a telephoto lens." Loris said, holding a huge cannon-like camera in his hand, taking pictures one after another.
"Only the first big tank is leaking. It seems that a welding seam may be open. This ship was built by an island country. It seems that the technology of the island country is not good." Loris said to himself while filming. .
"Okay, we can go back now." Loris said: "We have already obtained first-hand information, but I also want to interview the floating dock and the lucky Xiangyang cargo ship."
That afternoon, Huating Shipyard Guest House.
"Mr. Qin, you are the head of Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group and the founder of the Shenzhou dock. What do you think of this incident?" Loris was very excited to see Qin Tao. He had already investigated it. It was discovered that Qin Tao had a mysterious aura on his body.
“I don’t want to say anything more about this incident. We believe that the truth of the matter will come to light. We, Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group, are not parties. We believe that history will make a fair verdict.” Qin Tao said.
Qin Tao, who single-handedly pushed the entire incident forward, now plays the role of a little white rabbit in front of reporters.
Loris was a little embarrassed. He wanted to dig out more news clues. Who would have thought that the person on the other side would not cooperate and tell him nothing.
“So, can you talk about the Shenzhou floating dock?”
"Of course it can." Qin Tao became interested: "It is our first dock in China. Inside it, ships of up to 100,000 tons can be built. Of course, it is wasteful to use it to build ships. It can Free navigation allows for on-site emergency repairs at sea. This rescue of the Xiangyang cargo ship is just the beginning. In the future, it will use rescue and rescue operations again and again to prove our strength."
Hearing this statement, Loris suddenly thought of something: "So, can you rescue the Golden Horn?"
“Of course there’s no problem, there’s nothing we can’t do.” Qin Tao said with a smile.
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