In the global piracy industry, Gun Group Fishing Company is notorious.
The former number one listed company in the industry, West Pacific Pirates, was destroyed because of its indignation with Gun Group Fishing Company. I thought it was just a tuna fishing boat of several thousand tons, but it turned out to be an iron plate.
If that's the case, forget it. Just lose a few ships and lose a few ships. What's worse is that because of this incident, the West Pacific pirates aroused public outrage and were jointly encircled and suppressed by the People's Navy and the People's Air Force. A huge listed pirate company overnight They collapsed and disappeared, leaving only a handful of remnants who hid and fought guerrilla warfare.
It was also after that incident that Guntuan Fishing Company greatly improved the anti-piracy capabilities of all ocean-going ships. They would beat pirates to death whenever they saw them anywhere on the five oceans and seven continents, making the piracy industry a mess.
It is reasonable for the Gun Tuan Fishing Company to "show off" so much that it would attract revenge from the pirates.
What exactly is going on will become clear once things happen.
Li Hai has been hovering in the airspace between the "Jianjiang 1" bulk carrier and the pirate ship, conducting low-altitude flybys many times to warn the pirate ship. Not only did the pirate ship have no intention of retreating, but it turned right and attempted to continue pursuing the "Jianjiang 1".
Previously, the bulk carrier "Jianjiang No. 1" did not dare to speed up or turn at will because there were many reefs in the sea area it was about to pass. The ship can sail on international waterways, and the speed is controlled to avoid collision with other ships on the waterway. Collide.
The 300,000-ton ship reaches 22 knots, which is about 41 kilometers per hour. It will take at least 20 minutes to slow down to a complete stop.
The time required to slow down to a manageable speed is simply not enough.
This set of international waterways is one of the busiest major waterways in the world, and is among the busiest among these major waterways. Basically, the distance between the end and the end of a large cargo ship is generally not more than five nautical miles, and generally less than three nautical miles.
With such a distance between the front and rear, it is understandable how difficult it is to stop a 300,000-ton bulk carrier running at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. The most important thing is that there is no deep water on both sides of the channel, especially around the Forgotten Reef. There are a lot of hidden reefs. If you are not careful, you will hit the rocks and be stranded.
In other words, if Li Hai hadn't asked the "Jianjiang 1" to turn 45 degrees to the right, the captain and political commissar of the ship, Chen Hai, would never have done so.
There is no problem with a large number of fishing boats running around at will because their draft is shallow. However, the draft of the "Jianjiang No. 1" bulk carrier when fully loaded reaches 22.3 meters. The depth of many of the reefs in the Forgotten Reef area does not exceed ten meters.
In other words, what people think is "all water" is actually underwater mountains and hills with undulating terrain. Ships sailing on the water are like airplanes flying in the sky. If you don't pay attention to the flight height, If it is lower (the draft is deeper), it will be stranded.
Li Hai asked the "Jianjiang No. 1" bulk carrier to turn right to the Wangwo Reef Port because the ship could get timely guidance from the Forgotten Reef. Even if the radio was interfered with, the guiding ship sent by the Forgotten Reef could be sent before they entered the high-risk area. Give the ship guidance.
There are pilot boats at the port, as well as pilots who need to board berthing ships in advance, especially large ships. Without guidance, the ships coming to call have no idea what the underwater situation is like. It's not like you said you have a 400,000-ton channel and I can drive in.
It is said that the profession of pilot is very idle and the salary is very high, which makes others envious.
Of course, Li Hai didn't think about the pilot, he thought about the tower commander. At this time, his position was very close to Forgotten Reef, but the Forgotten Reef tower could not command him unless he had permission from his superiors or was in a first-level combat readiness state.
Therefore, Xue Zhengrong on the Forgotten Reef tower heard the communication between Li Hai and Nan Zhi without saying a word, but he could not break into the communication, let alone give instructions to Li Hai - even if he might be more familiar with the scene than Nan Zhi Condition.
The Forgotten Reef area is about 1,500 kilometers away from the mainland of the motherland. Some people may have questions, how does Nan Zhi command Li Hai at such a long distance?
For example, in the past, to monitor the airspace and sea areas of the South China Sea, the Air Force relied on radar stations built on the commanding heights of the mainland. HNA is different. In addition to land-based radar stations, they also have ships——
That is, a mobile radar station.
Many years ago, an unknown aircraft entered the airspace of the Nansha Islands. The first thing it detected was Guangkong. The situation was very tense at that time. Guangkong directly commanded the shore base station to scramble to take off two fighter jets (J-7B) to intercept, but Hainan Airlines had not yet Know what's going on.
This incident caused the navy to lose face to the Supreme Command. It can be said that it has already lost face to grandma's house.
Although the strength of the navy at that time was still ugly, at least several frigates were equipped with air warning radars, and those frigates were all wandering around the South China Sea.
Suddenly, no target was found.
There is no need to analyze the reasons. The backward performance of surface ships is definitely the biggest and most important reason. The second reason is that the navy does not have a unified command and communication system that can connect their combat units, which is the so-called data link.
In response to these two points, starting in 1997, the Navy made its attitude clear and straightforward - I will follow these two main lines to promote the storyline in the future, and no one of you can interrupt or offer any opinions.
Today, the Air Force's command center still manages the HNA forces, but situational awareness in the open sea and airspace basically requires support from HNA.
Nanzhi is able to contact Li Hai at this moment and know what is happening here, all because of the real-time information synchronized by HNA. Otherwise, Nanzhi would be blind, let alone command Li Hai. .
At this time, Nanzhi clearly said to Li Hai, "The scene is left to you."
After Li Hai saw the bulk carrier "Jianjiang No. 1" soaring in speed, the 6,000-ton pirate ship was clearly unable to cope with its capabilities. At this time, Li Hai had to think about a very critical question - why can't the pirate ship start?
The speed of 22 knots is an unreachable high speed for many ships, but this is not the case for military ships - except for logistics support ships.
Even landing ships and supply ships are required to drive at least 18 knots in order to keep up with the formation.
What does the top speed of 22 knots of the "Jianjiang 1" bulk carrier mean? It means that it is a fighter among bulk carriers. The maximum speed of a general large-tonnage bulk carrier is 16 knots, which is already remarkable. However, a bulk carrier of more than 200,000 tons may not maintain a speed of more than 16 knots for many hours in its lifetime.
The wide and slender white wake produced by the "Jianjiang 1" bulk carrier's maximum power acceleration is especially clear in the dark night.
Li Hai's biggest worry can be put aside. Even if he is shot down, with guidance, the "Jianjiang 1" bulk carrier will approach the Forgotten Reef Port at its current speed, which is enough to ensure that it will not be in danger - unless Attacked with ammunition.
As a result, Li Hai can move boldly with confidence. He is not polite to pirate ships and there are not so many restrictions.
