Port Pierce is the only industrial port in the State of Rigavia.
Strictly speaking, for a country with a population of two million, it was already considered impressive to have a modern port.
Port Pierce is built on the Baltic Sea, with two berths for giant ships in the port and four port cranes on the shore. Although the port is small, it is far enough to afford the import and export trade of two million people in the State of Rigavia.
In fact, the port is mainly responsible for transporting barley, which is the main crop in the State of Rigavia.
Their barley is very famous, and many breweries in Europe like to use the barley to brew beer here. The weather in the State of Rigavia is cold, and the barley matures in 300 days. Sowing in July to November every year and maturing in April to June of the next year.
It is now the end of March, and the barley in the State of Rigavia is about to be harvested.
The next day.
The bulk ship, renamed the Immovable Mountain, sailed into the Baltic Sea.
Today, Port Pierce is not busy, and large cargo ships basically do not stop here. It is just some small cargo ships of a few thousand tons to and from the Baltic Sea, transporting some import and export materials for the country.
At four o 'clock in the afternoon, the Immovable Mountain arrived at the center of the Baltic Sea.
At this time, the Master Craftsman, who served as the temporary captain, began to use the radio to contact the port.
The Master Craftsman kept pressing the satellite phone in his left hand and the pager in his right hand. The phone was leaning on the pager, and he didn't even have to speak. There were Monster Industries employees who were proficient in English.
"This is Maersk, calling Port Pierce."
After a burst of electromagnetic noise, a distorted voice came from the pager. "Port Pierce received, Maersk, have you arrived at the Baltic Sea?"
"Haha, man, we are in the middle of the Baltic Sea."
"Today's weather is good at sea, and we sped up. We have been drifting at sea for almost a month, and we have almost forgotten the taste of vegetables. We can only eat meat every day. "
"Man, we are small in Port Pierce, but we are not short of supplies. Not only fresh vegetables, but also the most delicious beer in Europe. "The port guard deliberately smacked his mouth, and he had smelled the smell of money.
The other side impatiently said, "No accident, we can dock at 10 o 'clock in the evening."
"We want vegetables and beer. In addition, prepare enough fuel and lubricants. "
"By the way, you tell the port bar not to close too early."
"No problem, buddy." The duty officer of Port Pierce laughed. "When you get close to Port Pierce, I will arrange for a tugboat to pick you up."
"Bon voyage."
…
At 9: 30 at night, in the slightly deserted Port Pierce, the dull sound of diesel engines could be heard.
The six tugboats in Port Pierce all started moving towards the direction of the ship they thought to be the "Maestro".
The refueling ships at the port were already in place, and the supply points selling vegetables, grains, and seafood were also ready to move. They were waiting for the first mate of the Sedgey to jump ashore, wave the US dollars, and purchase a large amount of supplies from them.
The bar owner persuaded a few part-time barmaids to come over. Dozens of boxes of rum, whiskey, and beer were prepared. They were waiting for the sailors to get drunk, and then they would be tricked by the barmaid into carrying the rest of the wine onto the ship.
"Seeley, Seeley, the lookout hasn't seen your position yet. Please turn on your lights to the shore." The liaison officer was anxious and contacted the Seeley by radio.
"Seeley roger."
More than ten seconds later, the liaison officer looked through the lookout and saw a strong light coming from the sea in the distance. The strong light flashed quickly. The liaison officer confirmed the position on the GPS again, and it was accurate.
"Seeley, please reduce the ship's speed to zero knots. Our tugboat is already on its way, and it will tow you into the port. "
"Seeley roger. It is estimated that in 15 minutes, our ship's speed will be reduced to zero."
The liaison officer was informing the tugboat to move forward, but he didn't expect that just as he sent the position of the Seeley, the panicked voice of the Seeley crew came from the radio.
"Oh my god ~"
"Calling Port Pierce, our ship has malfunctioned."
The liaison officer didn't panic. It was normal for a ship to malfunction, and only a newbie would shout.
"What malfunction?"
"I just pulled the forward four gears, one by one, to park, but there was no response from the engine room."
"Then you inform the engine room to manually stop the diesel engine." The liaison officer replied slowly, "Don't panic, buddy, we not only have sufficient supplies in Port Pierce, but also have first-class ship mechanics."
"I'll call the mechanics, and when your ship docks, I promise that the mechanics will be the first to board."
"Stop... It can't be stopped!"
“what？”
"The engine room is calling, the diesel engine can't be stopped." The crew on the Seeley sounded even more anxious.
"No way." The liaison officer quickly stood up and looked at the beam of light that represented the ship in the distance. "Don't panic, the diesel engine can't be stopped. As long as the diesel engine power supply is cut off urgently, although this will damage the crankcase, it's better than you being unable to stop the ship. "
In the view of the liaison officer, there were too many ways to stop the diesel engine on a huge ship.
It was just that many ways would endanger the equipment in the engine room, and these crew members didn't dare to deal with it themselves for fear of being held responsible by the angry boss.
These days, which boss didn't love money? Unless it was a last resort, ensuring the ship's property was their first consideration. The liaison officer wanted to persuade a few more words to prevent the Seeley from delaying the best time to deal with the situation.
But the Seeley kept shouting on the radio, "We have cut off the diesel engine power supply."
"But!
Strange, the diesel engine is still working.
It's turning faster. "
"This is impossible." The liaison officer informed the emergency management office at the port and shouted into the radio, "What type of diesel engine are you, how can it still work when the power is cut off?"
"I don't know!" The voice on the Seeley was very innocent.
"Cut off the oil, cut off the oil pipe valve." There were already beads of sweat on the liaison officer's forehead.
Through the glass of the lookout, he could already see the Seeley, getting closer and closer to the port. Although the Seeley can't reach the port in a short time. It must be known that the larger the size of the ship, the higher the delay after the operation order is issued.
"Toot ~ toot ~"
At this time, the Seeley had begun to whistle continuously, and the two red lights representing the emergency failure prompted nearby ships to avoid it.
"The oil can't be cut off, and now the equipment in the entire engine room is malfunctioning. God, we have never encountered such a situation. "
"Damn it, then turn." The liaison officer roared, "If you don't turn, you will hit the port."
"Oh my God, our steering rudder is also broken."
The liaison officer's eyes were red. "Drop the anchor, drop the anchor forcibly."
"The windlass is also broken..."
"It's over, we have completely lost control of the ship. Damn it, we are going to abandon the ship, God bless you. "The crew of the Seeley was so hoodlum that they dropped the radio after they finished speaking.
"Hello ~"
"Hello ~"
The liaison officer continued to shout, and he was going crazy. These crew members all had grouper heads, and there were stones in them.
He had a hundred ways to stop the ship that he hadn't said yet!
"Toot ~"
A low whistle echoed over the empty sky of Port Pierce.
The originally cheerful atmosphere in the port became tense because of the approaching Seeley.
The distance was closer, and they could already see the huge body of the Seeley building. But this steel behemoth did not mean to slow down at all.
Even, it was getting faster a little bit.
The black smoke from the diesel engine continued to emerge from the rear of the cockpit along the flue, and the black smoke was getting thicker and thicker.
The people in the harbor were all stunned until someone shouted, "Run!". Only then did the people near the port wake up from their daze and run away.
Several tugboats were chasing the footsteps of the Seeley. They wanted to get close to the Seeley and push it away.
Their efforts were useless, and the small body of the tugboats could not get close to the Seeley.
It was also at this time that the people on the tugboats found the Seeley ship. The name of the ship painted on the side of the ship was very strange.
It was a Chinese character that they did not know!
In the desperate atmosphere, the Seeley appeared in front of Port Pierce with unparalleled terrifying inertia. It was like a monster, opening its huge fangs toward Port Pierce.
The tugboats fled in panic.
Huge waves hit the shore, raising dozens of meters of waves.
The next second.
The sky and the earth trembled violently.
Even the citizens who lived more than ten miles away heard this loud noise in the night that they would never forget.
At this moment, the concrete side of the port became fragile.
The port crane shook violently under the unimaginable impact.
When the loud noise finally stopped, the entire port was in ruins, and the Seeley that caused the accident also met the end of the sinking.
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