When Li Du saw the yacht, he believed what Cole and Jacob had said. They were not exaggerating at all. This should be the most suitable yacht for ocean sightseeing in Sydney.
Or rather, it should be called a submarine.
The Abyss Dragon was a bit like a long, narrow rubber raft, and also a bit like the pointy wooden boats on the lakes of Li Du's hometown. However, it was just the appearance. The two were not the same.
The boat was about ten meters long and five meters wide. The front half was the cockpit, and the back half was the cabin. The cabin area was very small, with only two seats.
Yes, the boat could only accommodate two people, and there was no extra space for them to move around. There was only one seat for each person.
The two seats were like a convertible sports car, with a glass bubble, which meant that people sat in the seats on the boat, and then the seat could be covered by glass.
The pilot told Li Du and Sophie, "This is a four-shaft propelled two-seat diving yacht. Each seat is installed with an exclusive glass bubble. Please believe that the glass is very strong and will not break after we dive. "
Yes, the Abyssal Dragon's strength lay in its ability to dive. Its maximum diving depth could reach 490 meters.
However, Li Du did not dare to let it dive that deep. At a depth of 490 meters, if something happened to the yacht, they would really be dead.
The pilot explained to them that because they only wanted to watch whales, he would dive at most ten meters into the water, which was a safe depth and the most suitable depth to enjoy the ocean scenery. Any deeper and the sun would not be able to penetrate the water and they would not be able to see anything.
The Abyss Dragon stopped on the dock, and it attracted a lot of attention.
Many people were taking pictures with their mobile phones. Some tried to get close to the yacht, but the pilot quickly stopped them.
After Li Du and Sophie got on board, the pilot operated the rudder and the LCD screen, and the yacht slowly started.
First, it did not dive. It swam on the surface with Li Du and Sophie, and when it found whales, it would dive and watch the whales diving from the sea.
Every year from May to November was the golden season for whale watching in Australia. Witnessing the terrible power and beauty of the world's largest marine creature had become another extreme experience for many people to pursue in Australia.
Australia was surrounded by the sea and whale watching was possible on all sides. Li Du and the others were in the southeastern waters, where they could see blue whales, which were rare in Australia. June was the last month they hunted here, and they would not be able to see them after that.
The yacht moved quickly on the sea, and they followed a whale-watching boat, sailing along a fixed route to look for whales that surfaced.
In order to protect the whales, the Australian government limited the waters that whale-watching ships could enter and set a distance for them to approach.
However, this was only a restriction for large ships. Yachts like the Abyssal Dragon were not restricted and could be viewed from a close distance. Of course, the prerequisite was that safety was ensured.
The government's explanation to the public was that large ships were too big of a target and could easily scare the whales. Once they collided with the whales, they could easily kill the whales. In order to protect the whales, they could not get close.
Actually, that was not the case at all. Some whale watching boats were small yachts. These boats were not even as big as some private yachts, but they were still not allowed to get close to whales.
As for private yachts, it was fine. Everyone knew the reason for this rule. Australia was a capitalist country, and all resources were given to the rich and capitalists.
After traveling eastward for half an hour, a column of water sprayed out of the water like a fountain. At the same time, it was accompanied by a low and loud sound that sounded like a steam whistle.
Seeing this scene, the tourists on the boat who were waiting to watch the whales cheered. They were very lucky to have met a blue whale that had come to the surface for air.
The pilot turned around and said, "Attention, both of you. I'm going to get close to the whale. After that, I will dive. Be mentally prepared."
Li Du gave a thumbs up and said, "OK."
The Abyssal Dragon sped up and overtook the whale-watching boat, then approached the whale that appeared on the surface of the water.
Li Du looked into the distance, and the blue whale in the distance faintly revealed its huge body.
The two parties were about 300 meters apart, and the distance was quite far. Li Du could not see very clearly, but he did not feel very shocked either. It was as if there was a large floating object in the sea ahead.
The pilot continued to move forward, and then approached from the side with great experience. He said, "I'm going to dive, get ready!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the thick glass cabin rose, and then the oxygen generator started to work. Oxygen flowed into the cabin with a whooshing sound.
After that, when the two of them adapted to the change in cabin pressure, the yacht gradually sank into the water.
Then, Li Du saw a scene that shocked him.
After the yacht entered the water, the first thing he saw was a sickle-shaped flipper. The flipper was three to four meters long, gray at the top and white at the bottom. As it moved, the water rolled.
Next to the flipper was a huge body. In front of it was a wide, round, and huge head, and behind it was a huge tail fin. In short, there was a huge sea beast next to them!
Li Du did not expect that their yacht would encounter a blue whale as soon as it dived. Moreover, it was an adult blue whale. It was too big, so big that he did not know how to describe it. He could only use the word 'huge' to describe it!
The pilot also did not expect this to happen. They had seen earlier that the yacht was still hundreds of meters away from the whale in front of them, which was a safe distance to dive.
Obviously, this was another blue whale. Li Du did not know whether to say that he was lucky or unlucky. He actually encountered a small pod of whales!
One had to know that whales rarely formed groups. Most of them were solitary and liked to live alone. Even a small pod of two or three whales was rare.
Many tourists went out to sea to see a pod of whales, but they could not. Now, they had encountered one.
Unfortunately, their yacht was diving, and they happened to bump into the blue whale that was coming up.
The blue whale's huge body floated up, bringing with it a terrifying vertical current. They were hit by the rising water, and the yacht could not maintain its balance and began to spin in the sea.
The pilot quickly pulled the rudder, and the yacht made a sharp turn. Unfortunately, it still hit the blue whale.
Their yacht was not small, more than ten meters long, but next to the adult blue whale, it was like a baby facing a strong man. The difference was so obvious that it made people feel hopeless!
It was not an exaggeration. Li Du looked at the blue whale next to him and felt that the yacht he was on was just a newborn baby, while the blue whale was a strong man …
Although in terms of length, the difference between the two was not that big, the yacht was long, narrow, and flat, while the blue whale was long, wide, and round. From this perspective, the difference in size was huge!
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