1855 United States Tycoon

Although Harding suggested that Dena go directly to the lifeboat and wait, Dena did not follow his advice, because she had to find Alice and the two Blackwater agents who had just followed her. Just now, the two agents did not enter the cab. They stood in the unobstructed corridor outside and waited. After such a big wave passed, their situation might be horrendous.

Sure enough, when Dena came out of the cab, looking around, there was no trace of their existence at all. Not only were they gone, but the bustling crowd on the deck just now was gone. Dana rushed to the deck and came to the side of the ship to look down, and she saw something floating on the sea in the distance.

At this time, several sailors also rushed over. After looking at the sea, he began to put down a small boat under the command of a sailor. Rowed towards the floating objects. Seeing that she couldn't help much, Dena thought of Dena who should still be in the room to help her tidy up things, and hurried to the own room again.

At this time, the entire ship was in chaos. The huge shock just now of course shocked every passenger on the ship. Now the people in the rooms closer to the deck rushed out to see what happened. Just as Dena ran up the stairs, she saw a large group of people pouring down like a tide. Their heading was the opposite of Dena's direction, which made Dena almost unable to move.

When he was anxious, suddenly a hand grabbed Dena's arm.

"Dana Miss, it's great that you're okay." A voice said.

Dana turned her head to see that it was Blackwater's agent Smith.

"Where is Alice? How is she?" Dena asked.

"I'm here." Alice's voice came from nearby, and he followed the voice and saw that Alice was a little above the stairs. She screamed at Dena while shaking her hands, and squeezed toward Dena. Dena noticed that there seemed to be a small cut in her left face.

But since there were no major issues, Dena was relieved a lot. At this time, Alice also squeezed to Dena's side, and several people went down to the deck together.

"Dana Miss, the wave just now was really terrible." Alice said, "The glass in the cabin broke almost all of a sudden. The fragments are like Flying Daggers... How about them?"

Alice suddenly discovered that the bodyguards who had been with Dena had disappeared.

"They... were in the corridor when the big wave came just now, and they were gone after the big wave passed." Dena lowered her head and replied, "I hope they are all right."

"I hope they are okay." Agent Smith also said, "May God bless them." But they all know that there is little chance of surviving being exposed to such waves."Just now I saw something floating on the sea, it may be a person who fell into the water. Several sailors have already rowed past. I don't know if any survivors have been found." Dena said.

The three men walked to the stern of the boat together. It was already crowded with people, everyone craned their necks and stared. Smith separated from the crowd impolitely, and squeezed out a space, allowing Dana and Alice to follow.

Dena saw that the small boat had already begun to return. Besides the sailors, there seemed to be one or two people lying there, but they were motionless and unclear.

The boat approached, the crane on the boat lowered the rope, and several sailors took it and hung it on the hook. Then the sailors waved and the boat was hoisted up and placed on the deck.

At this time, the security guards maintaining order had already pulled up the cordon. Several doctors ran over to take a look, shook their heads and left - obviously, these people who were caught were already dead.

On the sidelines, Dena noticed that the dead bodies were not the missing security guards. Although she knew that those people must have died, she was relieved that they had not confirmed their deaths. . At the same time, she also noticed that at this time, not only was the captain and the chief mate not here, but there was actually no high-level manager on the ship.

"There must be something more serious than this." Dena thought. At this moment, the ship suddenly swayed to the right, and the deck was full of sea water. Some people even accidentally fell to the ground.

...

"Captain, water has begun to enter the power compartment." A sailor said to Captain Grant, "The rate of water inflow exceeds the speed of our drainage. The water level is ascending very quickly. I think we should turn off the boiler immediately and let the boys Withdrew from there."

"Are there still only two pumps available?" Captain Grant asked. The damage caused by the oncoming waves is second. When a big wave hits, the entire hull is lifted to a height, and then the damage caused by the fall is the most serious. The structure of the hull may have been severely damaged. The pipelines and equipment were also severely damaged, and there were serious water leaks in many places. Quite a few pumps were also damaged, so this happened.

"Yes, Captain." The head of the damage control department replied profusely.

"How long will it take to fix the other pumps?" Captain Grant asked.

"It will take at least half an hour to repair one. It may take four hours to complete a complete repair. Moreover, other compartments, such as cargo warehouses, have also experienced serious water leakage. The coal bunker has basically been completely submerged. We estimate the entire water intake rate. It has exceeded the drainage speed even when the pump is intact."

"How is the plugging?" Captain Grant continued.

"The effect is not obvious, because we don't know how many places are leaking, and we don't know where the leaks are, the size of the gaps in each leaking place. The leaks in many places are already deep under the water, and we have no idea. Way to stop it."

Captain Grant thought for a while and ordered: "Let the lads turn off the boiler, withdraw, and close all the compartments that cannot control the water intake. Hope God can bless us."

Captain Grant knows that the problem is now serious. Under normal circumstances, the enclosed cabin can ensure that the ship continues to float on the water, but now no one knows whether the watertight state of the other cabins and the inlet cabin has been damaged. If these places are also damaged, then abandoning the ship is almost the only option. But he has at least one thing that can make him relieved, that is, the lifeboat on his boat is still sufficient, and as far as the current situation is concerned, the boat can last a long time. Enough for all passengers to evacuate.

"Watch the other compartments. Tell me immediately if there is a problem." Captain Grant said at last.

More than ten minutes later, people from the damage management department brought bad news to the captain: the cargo warehouse on the left front also leaked, and because the ship had lost power and the pump was unable to work, they could not stop it. Leaking point.

Captain Grant knew that once this cabin was submerged, the sinking of the ship was inevitable. So he said to the others: "Everyone, we are going to abandon the ship."

...

The order to abandon the ship did not reach all the cabins at once, and the first-class passengers were the first to receive the order to abandon the ship. Of course, there are still rules. That is: women and children get on the lifeboat first. When the women and children in the first class are finished, it is the women and children in the second class, then the women and children in the third class, then the adult men in the first class, then the second class, and then It's third class. In order to ensure order, the sailors first locked the passage from the third-class cabin to the deck. They also asked them to pick out the women and children first, and let them stand in the front so that they could board the lifeboat first.

"Dana Miss, it's time for you to get on the boat." A sailor said to Dana.

"Thank you." Dena said, planning to board the lifeboat with Alice. At this time, she suddenly heard a gunshot.

Smith, who was standing by, immediately took out his pistol. And Dena also asked the sailor: "What's the matter?"

The sailor told Dena that maybe some third-class people were worried that they would have no lifeboats to use, so they started to make trouble.

"Tell me honestly, is the lifeboat enough?" Dena asked.

"Absolutely enough, there is even surplus." The sailor replied.

"Is there enough time to retreat?" Dena continued to ask.

"Very adequate." Captain Grant replied as he walked over.

"That's good." Dena said, "I have a way to calm them down. I think this should improve the efficiency of the retreat."

"Dana Miss, what do you want to do?" Smith's eyes widened.

"Do what a member of the McDonald family should do. Think about it, my Uncle, what would Mr. Scrooge McDonald do if he were here." Dena replied. Then she turned her head and said to Captain Smith: "Captain, please take me over."

Dana followed Captain Smith to the locked exit on the upper deck of the third class cabin. She saw a man falling behind the iron gate, covered in blood. And a sailor was waving a pistol to maintain order.

"Everyone has a lifeboat, don't disrupt order!" the sailor shouted.

"We don't believe it!" someone responded. "Please open the door and let the women and children go up first." Someone yelled again.

"Please listen to me!" Dena pushed the sailor aside and said loudly to the third-class passengers.

"My name is Dena MacDonald. I am the niece of the rich man Scrooge McDonald. I came from above and saw with my own eyes there are enough lifeboats on it. To prove this. I am willing to come to you, and Your wives and children are together."

Having said this, Dena turned her head and said to the sailor: "Please open the door."

The sailor turned his head to look at the captain, and then opened the iron gate. Dena walked in, and Alice immediately followed in. Smith grabbed the key directly from the sailor's hand and walked in. Then he closed the door, locked the lock again, and put the key in his own jacket pocket.

As Dena revealed her identity, as she really walked in. Among the passengers in the third-class cabin, there was a buzzing sound of discussion.

"This is Mr. MacDonald's niece? My God! I heard that Mr. MacDonald has more than one billion dollars in assets."

"Oh my God, I even chatted with this Miss. I can't imagine it!"

"Is this true? But look at the gun in the hand of the attendant next to her. It is a high-end item for three hundred dollars. And his clothes are also very valuable. It shouldn't be fake."

"I heard that Mr. MacDonald is a Sage. Just look at his niece and you will know that this is true."

Hearing such a discussion, Dena couldn't help frowning. Dena didn't know what kind of person Scrooge Uncle was. But she was not affected too much, but turned around. Through the iron gate, he looked at Captain Own with the same eyes as Sage and said:

"Mr. Captain, you should go to the top to coordinate."

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