Bohai Bay, the sea breeze blows.
On a rusty scientific research ship that was not well maintained, Zhang Xingyang was looking at a thick stack of hydrological data and constantly comparing it with the scene in front of him.
The salty and wet sea breeze kept blowing by. Zhang Xingyang squinted his eyes and mentally considered the hydrological conditions here.
"Xingyang, the conditions in the Bohai Bay seem not to be very good?"
Geng Bo on the side looked at the various records in his hands and couldn't help but frown.
The two went to sea this time to find a home port for the offshore rocket launch platform that was about to start construction.
The maritime rocket launch platform can be regarded as a new technology exploration route that has just emerged in recent years.
It is a huge attraction for some countries that have no territory or territorial waters in the equatorial region.
As we all know, the closer to the equator, the more the rocket can use the additional speed of the earth's rotation at the equator when launching, thus saving the fuel of the launch vehicle.
Especially when launching geostationary satellites, the satellite does not need to consume its own fuel to change orbit, which can greatly extend the service life of the satellite.
"Although the conditions in the Bohai Bay are not very good, we have no better choice."
"The conditions in the South China Sea are better, but it is easy to face the prying eyes of other forces."
"With the current situation of the navy, once something unexpected happens, it will be difficult to provide timely support to us."
Zhang Xingyang doesn't really want the sea launch platform to stay in high latitudes like the Bohai Bay.
But there is no way. The navy is still too weak to maintain the safety of sea launch platforms in the South China Sea.
But placing the sea launch platform in the Bohai Bay does not have such troubles. After all, to a certain extent, the Bohai Bay can be regarded as our inland sea.
Even if there is any problem, the navy's fleet can take various measures in a timely manner, and it is still within the protection scope of the air force, so safety can still be guaranteed.
"Hey, when will the navy have an aircraft carrier?"
Geng Bo sighed and said a little uncomfortable.
The absence of aircraft carriers is a pain in the hearts of almost every Dragon Nation person in this era.
The Navy has endured for so many years, but it will still take more than ten years before it can have its first aircraft carrier.
It is far less exaggerated than a hundred years later when almost all province names have been used up in naming aircraft carrier formations.
"There will be a 10,000-ton cruiser, and there will also be an aircraft carrier!"
Zhang Xingyang closed the hydrological data in his hand, sighed to Geng Bo, and then changed the topic:
"Let's go, I have a lot of questions to ask the people over at Ocean Research."
The scientific research ship was rocking in the wind and waves. Zhang Xingyang and Geng Bo held on to everything they could touch, trying not to fall down in the rocking waves.
Zhang Xingyang and Geng Bo had never been on a ship before. When they first went to sea, they faced the scientific research ship that was shaking almost all the time.
I almost vomited out my overnight meal.
Arriving in the cabin, several researchers who were investigating the hydrological conditions of Bohai Bay had just gotten up.
Last night they were busy investigating the hydrological conditions at night until five or six in the morning. They only slept for three or four hours before getting up again.
"Lao Guan, you got up so early, don't you want to sleep a little longer?"
Zhang Xingyang was a little surprised to see Guan Hao, the leader of the hydrological survey team, already up to have breakfast.
He originally planned to have something to eat and wait for the hydrological survey team to get up.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the cabin, he saw Guan Hao eating steamed buns.
"As I get older, I don't sleep that well. A few of them are still sleeping."
Guan Hao was quite kind. As he spoke, he invited Zhang Xingyang to come over for dinner.
"Come here and have some, the steamed buns are freshly steamed."
Zhang Xingyang and Geng Bo were not particularly particular people. They picked up the steaming steamed buns and started eating them with the pickles on the boat.
It's hard to eat fresh ingredients on a boat. It would be better if it was an ordinary fishing boat, and there could be a few fish to improve the taste.
But there is not even a single fishing rod on the scientific research vessel, let alone a fishing net.
So for food and drink, we can only rely on the supplies we brought before uploading.
Zhang Xingyang was eating steamed buns and pickles while talking to Guan Hao about the situation in the Bohai Bay:
"Laoguan, is the wind and waves in Bohai Bay considered to be the strongest now?"
Although he has obtained a lot of information from various materials, Zhang Xingyang still wants to ask Guan Hao, a senior investigator who has been operating almost all the time in the Bohai Bay, about a lot of information.
Guan Hao took a bite of the steamed bun in his hand and picked up a pair of pickles with chopsticks:
“It’s only April now, and it’s not the time when the wind and waves are the worst yet!”
"Hey, if you come here in July or August when the waves are at their biggest, the waves can directly cover this ship!"
"The biggest waves at that time could be as high as four or five meters!"
"But in such weather, we generally don't go to sea."
Although several people have been on the boat together for several days, Guan Hao still doesn't know exactly why Zhang Xingyang and the others followed him out to sea.
"By the way, why did you go to sea?"
"Looking at you, you don't look like people who want to make a living at sea!"
When Zhang Xingyang and Geng Bo got on the boat, Guan Hao knew that they had never been on a boat before when they saw their unsteady steps.
When Zhang Xingyang and Geng Bo heard Guan Hao's question, they both smiled and did not answer.
But Geng Bo was a little more upright. He took a bite of pickles and said:
"Brother Guan, these pickles taste good!"
Guan Hao also understood at this time that the goals of the two people must be something that cannot be said.
So he stopped worrying, smiled and said:
"My wife made this by herself. If you like it, you can take some with you when you get off the boat."
"Lao Guan, I read that the Bohai Bay will freeze in winter, right?"
At this time, Zhang Xingyang promptly relieved Geng Bo.
"It does freeze. Every year from December to March of the following year, it is the ice age in the Bohai Bay."
"The ice situation in the past two years has not been that serious. Thirty years ago when I first started working in the hydrology department, I encountered a major ice disaster!"
"At that time, the thickest ice layer on the Bohai Bay was more than one meter thick, and cars could be driven on it!"
Guan Hao recalled the ice disaster and still felt it was unforgettable even though thirty years had passed.
"At that time, hundreds of ships were frozen in the sea, and everyone tried every means to blast the ice!"
"Hainan Airlines dispatched IL-28 bombers to blast the ice, and even we used grenades to blast the ice."
"You have never experienced it. The scene was so spectacular at that time!"
Zhang Xingyang silently took note of the ice conditions in the Bohai Bay. It seems that offshore platforms have to face far more difficulties than he thought!
(End of chapter)
