Chapter 620 Natural gas tanker leakage
The group is of course in ink.
If you want to rescue eight natural gas ships, you have to use China's most advanced Arctic-class nuclear-powered icebreaker. Hiring such ships will cost a huge amount of money!
Mr. Li originally didn't want to worry about this matter. After all, he had more things to consider, but if he wanted to obtain the funds, he had to agree to the conditions proposed by Qin Tao: mortgage the shares of Chongming Island Shipyard to Ming Dynasty. State group!
Mr. Li was very confused. He thought about using the group's funds, but considering the possible situation that might arise next, Mr. Li still did not dare to make this decision. Now, the premise of everything is whether there will be other problems with those ships. . If there is no problem with the ship, then as long as the transportation is completed, a large amount of freight will be paid, and the money can be repaid. If there are other problems, once the money cannot be returned to the Mingzhou Group, doesn't it mean that the Mingzhou Group wants to pay back the money? Take away all the shares of Chongming Island Shipyard?
This is not a small matter, they are still considering it.
"Mr. Qin, the president of Sanxing Group is really a hesitant guy. He has never made up his mind." Xu Zhengyang urged Qin Tao: "Now, should we continue to act according to the original plan?"
“Let’s wait one more day. If they still haven’t made up their minds, let’s urge them.”
“What if Sanxing Group provided the money?” Xu Zhengyang started to get upset again.
"If they pay this money, then their Three Banks Group will be in danger." Qin Tao said: "If we can defeat the entire Three Banks Group, then there will no longer be a possibility for the South Kimchi Country to rise. Yes. I hope they make this wrong choice."
Xu Zhengyang nodded.
The next day, a group of people suddenly appeared outside the headquarters of Sanxing Group.
“Please Sanhang Group, please save my son!” A woman cried: “He has just turned eighteen! He went to the Arctic Circle with the fleet and has not come back until now!”
"Please Sanxing Group, please save my husband! My child is only three months old. He cannot live without a father!" A young woman held a child in her arms, tears falling on the child's face. On the bed, the child was stimulated by tears and began to cry loudly.
At first there was a crowd of onlookers, and within a few minutes, reporters and media arrived.
"Dear viewers, I am currently at the headquarters of Sanhang Group. This time the Sanhang Heavy Industry fleet mistakenly entered the hinterland of the Arctic due to a navigation error on its way back, and they were all trapped there. Now, the families of the crew members are very upset. Stable!" A reporter held a microphone and said quickly and fluently to the camera: "Now, let us interview the families of the crew members on the scene."
"My son! Nothing can happen to you. If something happens to you, how will I live?" At this moment, the woman burst into tears.
Soon, her pitiful appearance appeared in front of audiences across the country, and many people were angry.
what happened? How many days have passed and the Three Bank Group has still not taken action? Let those crew members fend for themselves?
Even if you leave the ship there and pick up the crew, it will be fine!
How can they be so cold-blooded?
Those crew members are definitely not cold numbers. They have families. They are the sons of their mother, the husbands of their wives, and the fathers of their children. They must not be forgotten like this!
Public opinion spread like this, and the image of the woman with tears on her face entered everyone's heart. Under the attack of this kind of public opinion and propaganda, the Three Bank Group has no other choice.
Just that afternoon, Zheng Zhenze officially held a media conference. At the meeting, he vowed to tell reporters that Sanhang Group would never abandon these crew members. Sanhang Heavy Industry was actively coordinating and would soon hire Da Mao. Arctic-class nuclear-powered icebreaker, head to the destination to help the fleet get out of trouble!
At the headquarters of the Mingzhou Group, Qin Tao signed his name on the equity mortgage agreement with a smile, and looked at the representatives of the South Kimchi Country who came: "Please rest assured, we will transfer the money to the Lucia Nuclear Power Administration now. Let them send out a nuclear-powered icebreaker now, your representatives have already passed, right?”
“Yes, Mr. Zheng will go there personally to rescue those poor sailors,” the representative said.
This matter has been aggravated by public opinion. The Three Banks Group has already had a mature response plan to face this kind of public opinion. Zheng Zhenze's personal visit can also show that the Three Banks Heavy Industry attaches great importance to it. This is how they get rid of it time and time again. crisis of public opinion.
"Really? That's great. We wish this rescue will go well," Qin Tao said.
“Yes, we also hope that everything will go well.” The representative said: “We will also sum up the first experience and never make similar mistakes in the future.”
Made similar mistakes? You still have to have this chance! Qin Tao thought secretly in his heart.
Tu Qiongdagger sees that now, the map is unfolding little by little, and the dagger will appear soon.
At this time, Zheng Zhenze was still full of confidence. When he stood on the Arctic nuclear-powered icebreaker, he was even more moved by such a big guy.
This is a large icebreaker of 25,000 tons, with a length of 159 meters and a width of 30 meters. The superstructure is the same as that of a super cruise ship. It can carry hundreds of crew members and is best used for sightseeing.
The hull is wide, especially the bow. The areas where the mottled paint peels off will show a sparkling color. That's because the bow is made of stainless steel, and the light is reflected by the stainless steel!
Standing on the bridge, watching the huge hull move forward, Zheng Zhenze sighed with emotion: "This professional icebreaker is too powerful!"
"Yes, we think so too." Captain Andre said proudly: "Our ship has reached the North Pole many times, and no ice can block our way! Now, even if we break through the ice and move forward, We can also maintain a high enough speed.”
That's right, the icebreakers are running rampant now, forcing their way through ice more than one meter thick!
It didn’t even need to back up before ramming, it just drove up without slowing down at all, almost continuously breaking through the ice at a speed of 10 knots!
This relies on the powerful power of the hull, the sturdy bow structure, and the jet systems on both sides!
Yes, this special icebreaker also has special equipment: on the waterline of the hull, there is a special jet device in a circle, which can spray 24 cubic meters of gas per second. In this way, in the gas With the push, all the ice floes on both sides of the hull were blown away!
The icebreaker moves forward and opens the channel all the way. Even if the ice behind it freezes, it will take more than half an hour. When it comes back, it can take eight natural gas ships out of trouble!
“What if we encounter solid ice?” Zheng Zhenze continued to ask.
"Of course we have to rely on our hull to crush those **** ice surfaces." Andre continued to introduce: "Our icebreaker has a double-layer hull, and the outer hull is welded with 48 mm thick high-strength steel plates. It is completely fearless of any ice. When we encounter larger ice, we will adjust the ballast tank to raise the bow of the ship, drive it to the ice, and then crush it."
This is also a unique skill that only professional icebreakers can have.
“Double-layer hull? Just like your submarine!” Zheng Zhenze sighed.
Western submarines have always followed the single-hull route, which has enough internal space to accommodate everything, but Lao Maozi has been working on double-hulls. One of the important reasons is that their submarines have to operate in the Arctic.
When necessary, they will rise from under the ice, smash the ice into pieces, reveal their huge bodies, and then launch deadly ballistic missiles!
If it is a single shell, it is easy to sink yourself if you play like this, but you don’t have to worry about a double shell.
“What if it’s thicker ice?”
“The bow of our ship is also equipped with a special striker. We have tried it, and under the most extreme circumstances, we can break through five meters of ice.” Andre continued.
Five meters thick, what an incredible existence it must be! Zheng Zhenze was completely relieved.
At this time, the eight natural gas ships trapped on the ice were completely relieved.
DAON, canteen.
The crew members who had just gone out for some activities returned to the warm dining hall, took off their thick clothes, put them aside, and then sat down to pay.
“Don’t worry, everyone, the group has hired the Arctic nuclear-powered icebreaker to pick us up.” Captain Cui Wenji came in with a telegram and said to his men: “Have you heard of this kind of icebreaker?”
The men shook their heads. They really didn't know what kind of icebreaker this kind of ship was.
"This is an icebreaker with a displacement of 25,000 tons." Cui Wenji boasted to his men: "This ship uses two nuclear reactors as power and has a maximum speed of 21 knots. It can continuously break ice at a speed of 18 knots. Driving through 2.8-meter-thick ice, sailing on the ice is just like sailing on ordinary sea water!”
In order to pursue economy, ordinary cargo ships can only travel at a speed of more than a dozen knots. What about this kind of nuclear-powered icebreaker? It is actually possible to sail continuously on the ice at a speed of more than ten knots. This is amazing!
Everyone is excited.
“Captain, did you say that this ship will come to rescue us soon?”
“Well, according to its current speed, it will probably come and take us to open a sea route tomorrow. We will be able to leave this ghost place soon!”
Get out of this **** place! This is what everyone is looking forward to!
"I already miss the kimchi made by my mother. If I had not taken the wrong route, I should have been eating kimchi at home by now." A crew member said while eating the freshly baked bread in his hand. .
The voyage on the sea is very boring. The cold storage on the ship has been stocked with fresh vegetables for a month, but it is not convenient to replenish the vegetables after they are eaten, so they have to save food.
What a pity, how can we not bring kimchi?
"Don't worry, you will be able to eat kimchi soon. When we go out, under the leadership of the nuclear-powered icebreaker, we can set off to the Bering Strait in ten days." Cui Wenji said.
At this moment, his feet suddenly shook. At this moment, he was a little surprised.
What's going on? Is it because I'm seasick? How can sailors who have been wandering at sea all year round get seasick? Now that their ship is trapped on the ice, there is no way they can make themselves seasick!
At the moment Cui Wenji hesitated, a special sound came from his ears.
Squeak, squeak... This sound is like metal scraping, or like some device shivering in the cold.
After a moment of hesitation, Cui Wenji realized something, with a look of horror on his face: "Quick, go take a look at our liquid cargo fence system!"
Cui Wenji quickly ran to the nearest window of the canteen. The location here was relatively low, but he could still see the equipment outside. When he saw it for the first time, Cui Wenji's face turned into blank paper.
A wisp of white smoke emerged from the liquid cargo fence system and curled into the sky.
what is that?
Leaking natural gas!
Their device is already very mature. The leaked natural gas will be collected and then burned into the engine, thus saving fuel.
After all, regarding the temperature of LNG, no matter what insulation method is used, the system will vaporize the natural gas. If it is not released, the system will explode. It would be too wasteful to discharge it directly. After careful study, Mingzhou Group This method was invented, which greatly reduced operating costs.
what to do?
“Quick, report to MIR immediately, there is a leak in our liquid cargo fence system!” Cui Wenji shouted loudly.
But no one responded!
What are your men doing?
Cui Wenji looked over angrily and found that all his men were getting dressed!
Although the ship has stopped, the engine is still running and the power supply on the ship is still normal. Therefore, the interior of the living area is very warm. They only need to wear autumn clothes.
What now? These people are wearing thick down jackets. Are they planning to go out?
The crew members who were the first to put on their clothes were already packing their backpacks and pouring all the food in the mess hall into it.
"Damn it, what are you doing? Didn't you hear my order?" Cui Wenji was angry.
Still no one listened to him, everyone was busy getting dressed.
“Do you want to be expelled?” Cui Wenji continued to shout.
If in the past era, the captain had a gun in his hand, he must have fired it now to show his authority. But now, Cui Wenji can only threaten to fire his subordinates.
“It’s better to be fired than dead.” A crew member muttered, and then ran out quickly.
Better than death?
When he heard this, Cui Wenji reacted: Danger is coming!
Their natural gas ship is equipped with a large amount of natural gas. Once a leak occurs, the natural gas will quickly cover the surroundings of the ship. If they don't run out quickly and run to a safe area, they will be cremated with just one spark!
He actually used radio to contact the ships behind him just now. This is so stupid. Radio can also cause sparks!
With the leakage of natural gas, the temperature of the ship's hull will also drop rapidly. Now it is only 20 to 30 degrees below zero. The natural gas in the natural gas ship is more than 100 degrees below zero! If you continue to stay on the boat, you will definitely freeze to death!
Originally, he still fulfilled his duties, but now, he doesn't care about so much anymore. In the face of duty and life, is there any need to say what to choose?
Cui Wenji also ran back to his cabin quickly, quickly got dressed, and then went out!
The crew members on the following ships also noticed something strange about the ships in front.
“It seems like there’s white air coming out of the front?”
"Yeah, what's going on? Did they light a fire on the ice?"
As the fleet moved forward, it formed a long snake, so now they can only see smoke coming from the front, but they don't know why the smoke is coming from the front.
“No, it doesn’t look like a fire, it looks like... a natural gas leak!”
When someone says this word, everyone else is stunned.
Gas leak! what does that mean?
“The crew of the DAON have come down, and they are running on the ice!”
They couldn't see the ship, but when the crew ran down, they could.
“The crew is down? Are they running? What are they going to do?” Park Renjun also became nervous.
“Could it be that there was a natural gas leak and they had to evacuate as soon as possible?”
“Oh my god, look, the white smoke has already wrapped the DAON!”
Those who witnessed this situation were no longer calm.
“If that ship explodes, we will be affected too!”
“We cannot wait to die!”
We are all salaried workers, and they have no choice but to be trapped here. Now, it would be unjust if they were killed by leaking natural gas again. They fell in the darkest hour before dawn! It seems that the light is coming, but it can no longer be seen.
Their hearts were filled with fear.
Run, run quickly!
The natural gas ship contains so much natural gas that once it explodes, it will be no less powerful than a nuclear bomb! They must run away quickly, as far away as possible!
The crew members on several other ships put on their own cold-weather clothes one after another, and then ran outside together. At this time, they couldn't care about anything else.
"Damn it, don't run, don't run, what's the use of running out?" Pu Renjun shouted loudly: "If it really explodes, the ice here will melt, and you will all fall in and drown! It's better to On the ship, once the ice melts, we can get out!"
Pu Renjun is still awake, and he also knows his mission and must not make any mistakes. If the fleet is really lost in his hands, he will have no other choice but to commit suicide. .
However, he insisted on staying. Others did not have this consciousness. Even if the explosion caused the ice to melt, they were not willing to stay and wait for death. They had to run, and the farther they could run, the better. Who knew what would happen? Will the explosion cause a chain reaction, causing natural gas ships to explode one after another?
In comparison, it is safer to leave!
The entire fleet panicked due to the leakage of the natural gas ship. Moreover, in order to avoid radio detonation of natural gas, they did not dare to send news to the outside world. Fortunately, a reconnaissance satellite passing by took pictures and sent a distress signal for them. .
When the news reached the Three Bank Group, everyone was shocked.
what happened?
The natural gas tanker leaked?
This is definitely the most serious incident!
A ship with more than 100,000 cubic meters of natural gas is equivalent to 20,000 to 300,000 tons of highly explosive TNT. If it explodes...
When he received the news, Mr. Li was holding a meeting with the leaders of the entire group to discuss responses to the possible economic crisis.
"Those **** international speculators will not stop. They have swept away the wealth of many countries in Southeast Asia. They have gathered a large amount of funds in their hands, and they are likely to impact our country. Now, we have to prepare We have ample cash flow to cope with possible economic crises at any time..."
"Mr. President, there is an emergency." The secretary made an exception and interrupted his meeting, hurried in and reported to him.
“What situation is more important than my current meeting?”
“It’s about the liquefied gas ship. You told me that if there is any major change, we will notify you as soon as possible.”
Mr. Li nodded. He said so, and the secretary also knew the severity. Now that he had interrupted his meeting to report to him, it must be a very important emergency.
“What happened?”
“The DAON at the front of the entire fleet suffered a serious natural gas leak.”
"What?"
Mr. Li was no longer calm: "What did you say?"
He simply couldn’t believe what serious consequences would occur if this kind of natural gas ship leaked!
If it is not handled well, the entire group may be buried with it!
"how so?"
“The specific situation is not clear. We have lost contact with the fleet and can only be determined based on a satellite image taken by the United States. The matter is serious.”
"Immediately set up a special investigation committee for the accident, actively cooperate with Damao, and we must handle this incident properly!" Mr. Li said, his brows furrowed: "Our Sanhang Group has experienced many crises since its establishment. Now, We will definitely survive this crisis safely!”
Even though he said this, he felt a little uneasy because this crisis was the most serious one he had ever seen.
If it explodes, the consequences will be disastrous!
“Now, contact the Arctic icebreaker immediately!”
At this time, Zheng Zhenze was still unaware of the changes that had occurred. He was on the Arctic icebreaker, looking forward to reaching his destination as soon as possible. When the maritime satellite phone rang, he calmly picked it up.
"Hello!"
“What? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!”
Zheng Zhenze simply didn’t believe the news he heard. This was absolutely impossible! Although their natural gas ship was trapped, it had always been fine. How could an accident suddenly occur at this time?
“Yes, we will rush to the scene as soon as possible to carry out rescue!”
After putting down the phone, he said to Andre: "Captain Andre, something happened, we need to rush to the scene as soon as possible."
“What happened?”
“I don’t know what happened, but one of the natural gas ships leaked.”
"What? A leak? No, we must not risk our lives, we refuse to move forward!" Captain Andre shouted: "Stop moving forward now!"
(End of this chapter)