chapter 3 Drifting at sea

Tarala said with a serious face: "We must use these supplies to survive until the search and rescue team finds us."

Chimere said: "To maintain the basic functions of the human body, we need to consume 0.5 liters of fresh water every day. There are five of us and we need to consume 2.5 liters of fresh water every day. We have a total of 150 liters of fresh water, which can last for 60 days."

I opened a box of compressed biscuits. There were 7 large pieces of compressed biscuits in the box, and the biscuits were divided into 9 small pieces.

Chimere glanced at it and said, "Eating three small pieces a day can last for more than 60 days."

Tarala looked solemn and said: "In other words, our food and water are only enough for us to survive for 60 days."

I picked up the rain collector and fishing tool box and said, "Don't say that, we can collect rainwater and catch sea fish for a year and a half, absolutely no problem!"

Saahira's eyes turned red instantly, and she choked with sobs: "Brother Einstein, I don't want to stay here for a year and a half, I want to go home."

Deborah hugged Saahira and comforted: "Stop crying, stop crying, the search and rescue team will find us soon."

Saahira looked at Deborah pitifully and asked, "Is it true?"

Deborah said: "In addition to us, there are many big names on the Felix cruise ship. The government will not ignore us."

"No matter what, we need to strictly distribute these supplies to ensure that we can survive until the rescue team arrives."Tarala said, "I propose to select one person and let him/her manage and distribute these supplies."

Everyone fell into silence for a while, and then Tarala said: "I recommend Einstein."

I looked at her in surprise, and Tarala asked, "Do you have any opinions?"

Chimere hugged her knees and glanced at me. She was the first to say, "I agree."

Deborah was silent for a while, "I agree too."

Saahira wiped her tears, glanced at Deborah, and said with sobs, "Since everyone agrees, I agree too."

I looked at Tarala very puzzled and asked, "Why did you choose me?"

Tarala said: "Because of Chimere, we have no choice."

Deborah and Saahira glanced at Chimere subconsciously. Chimere moved her body and leaned towards me.

I took a deep breath and arranged: "The weather at sea is changeable. Let's put on our life jackets first in case we encounter stormy weather and the waves overturn the lifeboat. Everyone comes here every night to receive three small compressed biscuits. If the mouth is If you are thirsty, come and tell me and I will use measuring cups to distribute fresh water to everyone.”

Tarala added: "We cannot sit still and wait for death, we must actively save ourselves. Deborah is responsible for observing the sea surface, and Xiaoke is responsible for observing the sky. Each of you holds an orange smoke grenade. If you see a search and rescue ship or search and rescue aircraft, immediately open the orange smoke grenade and call for help." "

Deborah and Saahira nodded. They took the orange smoke bombs and performed their respective duties.

She looked at Michelle and I and continued: "Chimere, you come and have a rest with me. At night we will replace Deborah and Saahira. Einstein, please study the fishing tools and see if you can catch sea fish. We can't just sit there and rest." .”

Although I didn't like Tarala's commanding tone, after getting on the lifeboat, she was the most emotionally stable.

If there is a person with stable emotions and clear thinking to direct everyone, the chance of survival will be greatly increased.

Chimere nodded in agreement and lay on her knees to rest.

Tarala took the lifesaving manual and read it while leaning on the lifeboat.

I packed all the supplies scattered outside into my backpack, then tied the backpack straps of the two backpacks tightly to the handles of the lifeboat, and then picked up the fishing tool box to study it.

Open the fishing tool box, which contains an instruction manual, some parts that need to be assembled, and a small pack of fish food.

I looked at the instruction manual, which details how to assemble this fishing tool set.

After reading it, I assembled the fishing rod according to the instructions.

Then, I pinched the bait, hung it on the fishhook, and swung the fishhook hard.

After that, I fixed the fishing rod, stared at the buoy floating on the sea, and waited quietly.

Half an hour later, both Tarala and Chimere fell asleep. Deborah looked around at the sea from time to time, while Saahira looked up at the sky.

In this way, our lifeboat was pushed by the waves and was quickly pushed away from the wreck.

As night fell, my fishhook caught nothing. Tarala and Chimere woke up, and I began to distribute food and water to everyone. Although they haven't eaten anything all afternoon, everyone's appetite is not very high. After all, the compressed biscuits have no taste.

After eating and drinking water, I took out four handheld flame signals from my backpack and handed them to Tarala and Chimere.

Tarala said: "Einstein, you have a good rest and continue fishing tomorrow. We can't keep consuming compressed biscuits."

I nodded, put away the fish hooks, lines and rods, then leaned against the lifeboat and fell into a deep sleep.

After three days of such a boring life, the sea has been calm and calm. We didn't have much verbal communication, and occasionally said a few words.

Because the sunlight during the day is very harsh, the water in our bodies is lost very quickly. After we drink our respective 0.5 liters of water, our mouths will still be dry, and three small compressed biscuits cannot fill our stomachs at all.

At noon on the fourth day, the buoy, which had been motionless, suddenly began to shake violently.

I was overjoyed and immediately closed the pole, but the hooked guy was so big that it almost dragged me into the sea.

When Deborah and Chen Xiao saw that I had caught a fish, they both crawled over excitedly. Deborah shouted: "Einstein, hold on, hold on!"

I tried my best to hold the fishing rod steady, and the scene when I went fishing with the old man came to mind.

When we were at sea, in his free time, he would catch sea fish with his simple fishing rod, and then talk to me about his fishing experience.

I relaxed my muscles, followed the power of the fish, took in and released the line, and slowly pulled the fish to the lifeboat.

I pulled the fish out of the water with a strong force. Deborah immediately wrapped the fish in a thermal bag, turned around and threw it into the lifeboat.

This is a medium-sized sturgeon. It jumps desperately and wants to return to the sea.

Saahira clapped his hands and shouted excitedly: "Great, great, we have fish to eat!"