"According to our information, this ship is actually not small. It is the American Atlantis. Affiliated to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, it is a modern comprehensive marine scientific research ship that can conduct research on a global scale. It carries out comprehensive marine scientific survey missions. Built in 1997, it is one of the research ships with the most extensive navigation experience among active research ships in the world.
The ship has a length of 83.5 meters, a draft of 5.8 meters, a displacement of 3,510 tons, a speed of 11 knots, a laboratory area of ??326.7 square meters, diesel power generation and electric drive, and jet steering power.
On Atlantis, there are six scientific laboratories and storage rooms, equipped with precise navigation systems, seafloor sonar mappers and satellite communication equipment, and are specially equipped with the Alvin manned submersible. The three sets of winches, three cranes, work workshops and special accommodation cabins on the ship are specially designed for Atlantis and other scientific expedition equipment.
It can carry an investigation team composed of 36 crew members, technicians, deep diving team members and 24 male and female scientists, and can conduct continuous operations for up to 60 days. In recent years, the ship has spent most of its time detecting underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal sources. "Nightingale replied.
"How many crew members are on the ship?" Lin Rui frowned.
"This ship is in working order, and the crew on board is fully staffed. In addition to the United States, there are also many well-known European and Japanese scholars on board. Some of their names may not be familiar to you, but in their respective In the academic field, they are all heavyweights and first-class researchers. If this matter is exposed, it will have a huge negative impact. And the pirates will immediately raise the price and take the opportunity to extort money. Therefore, the US military and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have blocked talents. News and try to rescue these people." Nightingale looked at Lin Rui and said.
"The pirate will have to suffer now." Crazy Horse frowned, "If the person kidnapped is a scientist with international influence, he will be no better than an ordinary crew member. The Americans will definitely rescue the person. There are still people on the scientific research ship The Japanese, those offshore island security mobile units of the Japan Self-Defense Force, are probably here for this reason. No wonder they are taking joint actions."
"But why are those Japanese so sneaky?" Sergey frowned.
"Japan is a defeated country in World War II, and its military power is constrained. Although they have been trying to get rid of this situation in recent years. But on the surface, they still have to be cautious. The Self-Defense Forces going to Africa to openly carry out combat missions with the US military must be It's not appropriate to put it in the open." Lin Rui sneered. "Sneaky of course."
"But this way, things get a little complicated." Nightingale looked at them and said.
Shogishi nodded, "Yes, in this case, things will become very complicated. Our target Sakuma Mori is not the kidnapper and the kidnapped. In their joint operation, this person appeared as a rescuer. "
"What's so difficult about this? Let's just pretend to be pirates. While the target is on a rescue mission, we can capture them in one fell swoop, right?" Sergey shook his head.
Nightingale looked at Lin Rui and said, "What do you think?"
"This is absolutely not possible." Lin Rui shook his head and said, "This is not an ordinary incident. If they fail to rescue, things will get out of hand, and it will affect the entire company. After all, we are private individuals on the surface. Military company. Once the Americans dig deeper, they may find Black Island Company. This risk is too great. If they are labeled as being hired to fight for pirates, then the company will be completely ruined."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Crazy Horse also nodded.
"We must not only ensure the success of their rescue mission, but also capture Sakuma Mori." Lin Rui replied. "And put the blame on the pirates for this matter, and every link must not go wrong. In this way, the Americans rescued the hostages, and their own side had no losses, so naturally they would not go into details. The Japanese wanted to go into the details, but they did not stand. It¡¯s a valid reason, because they operate secretly and don¡¯t want to expose the Self-Defense Forces¡¯ overseas military operations, especially those that failed,¡± Lin Rui replied.
"Every aspect must be taken into consideration. This matter will be difficult to handle." Jiang An frowned.
"So we need clearer intelligence and a more detailed plan." Lin Rui frowned, then turned to Nightingale and asked, "Do you have a grasp of the specific content of their joint operation?"
"There is a little information, but the authenticity of the information has not been confirmed yet." Nightingale replied. "Their joint mission this time will be based on the US military, with the Self-Defense Force's offshore security mobile unit as a supporting force. The US military will be responsible for the attack and raid, and Sakuma Mori's offshore security mobile unit, together with members of the SEAL force, will be responsible for infiltrating and landing on the island to rescue the captured The crew. Once the rescue is successful, the US military will cover the evacuation of the hostages. This is just our judgment based on the existing intelligence, and we are trying to obtain the specific combat plan."
"We must get their combat plan so that we can exploit the loopholes in their actions." Jiang An said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to do all the above."
"We are working hard." Nightingale nodded.
"One more thing, that pirate, Tamsin of the Blade of Aden. Have you found out the location of his lair?" Lin Rui asked. "If the U.S. military and the self-defense force's outlying island security mobile units are preparing for a raid and rescue, then they must know which island these pirates are entrenched on."
"He did not occupy the island." Nightingale said solemnly, "He occupied an abandoned offshore operating platform."
"An offshore operating platform?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Yes, and it is a ship-type offshore operating platform." Nightingale whispered. "It is to add an operating platform to an ordinary ship. The ship can be divided into single hull and twin hull. Generally, it can be self-propelled. During operation, anchoring positioning or dynamic positioning is used. This kind of removable floating platform is used in seabed oil and natural gas exploration. It is most commonly used in China. It should have been abandoned during times of war in certain areas, and the pirates later discovered and occupied this ship-like offshore platform."
"So many people don't know the home location of Tamsin, the Blade of Aden, because it is a large catamaran barge that can change its position at sea as needed. And such an offshore platform is very deceptive, and many ships Or the warship would not have thought that there was a group of vicious pirates entrenched above it.
Using this platform as a base, they were able to park the small speedboats they used for plundering, and quickly escape pursuit by disguising themselves as working ships around the platform. No wonder the locals spread the word about Tamsin as something magical. Lin Rui nodded.
"We need all the information on this offshore platform." Jiang An said immediately.
"Yes, we already have several photos of this platform. Two of them show the number of the hull. Although the pixels are not high enough, the number can be vaguely recognized. We can investigate this ship-type offshore platform based on the characteristics and number. Its true origin. Once you know its origin, you can figure out the floor plan and facility diagram on this platform, which should be helpful when you take action." Nightingale nodded.
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