Chapter 1453

Just in the afternoon, the sun set very early here. Qin Shiou stood at the top of the ship and looked straight north with a telescope.

Winnie jumps around in the cold below. Bear will be proud. Brown bear can endure the low temperature of minus 20 degrees. In addition to the little guy on the ship and the little lynx, King Simba can also tolerate it, others can't.

Tiger, leopard, little carrot head, mink brother and mink sister can't stand such a low temperature, but they sit on the boat because they are wearing the down jacket customized by Winnie for them

"Honey, have you seen the polar night?" Winnie couldn't stand it, so she asked loudly.

The polar night in the Arctic starts from September every year to March the next year. Now it is the peak of the polar night. It can also be seen in Greenland, but it has to go north into the Arctic Circle, which can not be seen on ATU island.

Qin Shiou shook his head in frustration. All he could see were white and blue, white land and blue sea.

He had just returned to the cockpit. A radio rang. A ship found them and asked, "Hey, man, do you need help?"

Qin Shiou politely replied, "we have no problem. There are catches here. We want to find some harvest here."

The man said kindly, "be careful, my friend, where you are is the Alex sea, which leads to hell. Don't be dazzled by money. You'd better leave there quickly."

Qin Shiou thanked them and said they had no problem and could leave here safely.

Although he said he was confident, senior official Qin did not dare to trust him. Many places in Greenland Sea area will freeze in winter. In addition, icebergs will flow in the sea. This thing is very powerful and more terrible than reefs. Once you encounter it, think about the end of the Titanic.

A large number of emperor crabs were lured into the crab cage with the Sea God consciousness. While there was still the sun, Qin Shiou called the fishermen together and began to close the cage.

Someone said, "Captain, the king crab moves very slowly. It's best to put the crab cage into the sea for more than 12 hours before fishing it, otherwise I don't think there will be much harvest."

Shack gave the man a neck turn and said loudly, "Article 1 of the fisherman's manual, the captain's order is as heavy as a mountain! Listen to the captain, work quickly, find your own post and get ready to start! "

These fishermen are just recruited from the town. They still have doubts about Qin Shiou's ability. They have only heard legends and never seen miracles. Unlike Sark and others, now Qin Shiou believes whatever he says.

It was still bright. Qin Shiou also asked shack to turn on the headlights to illuminate every corner of the ship. At the same time, he came to command in person and shouted: "he stared at you so wide. Be careful! I just want to say it again, be careful! This is straight to hell! "

It was getting late, the sea breeze was getting stronger, and the Big Mac melon Princess shook more violently with the waves.

Because the crab cage is too heavy and there are emperor crabs in it, it must be pulled by an electric motor. The speed of the motor pulling the crab cage is quite fast, which is to save time and maintain the activity of emperor crabs. They can survive for 12 hours in a wet and cold environment.

The motor quickly pulled the thick cable, and the first crab cage was lifted up. The fishermen on both sides were quick in their eyes and hands. They grabbed the handle of the crab cage, dragged it up, changed direction and pushed it to the deck.

At this time, there must be a fisherman to pick up the crab cage. There must also be a fisherman to quickly wipe the water stains around the two fishermen in front to prevent icing, otherwise someone will slip down if he can't stand stably.

At this temperature, you have to lose half your life if you fall into the sea. Frostbite is certain!

This stage is the most tiring and dangerous. The quota given by the government every year is certain. The competition for catching king crab in Alaska sea area is very fierce. You must catch as much as possible in five to six days, otherwise the quota will be completed in five or six days, and even King Crab is not allowed to catch.

Under such circumstances, the practice of 20 hour shift is very common, and fishermen usually work in the temperature below zero and stand on the slippery deck with severe turbulence.

So almost every Alaskan crab catcher returns to shore with injuries: crushed hands and fingers, broken ribs, arms and legs. In the worst accident, some people will lose their lives: more than 80% of the people who lost their lives were rolled off the ship by the extremely fierce sea water and drowned!

The Greenland Sea area is good. The number of Red Emperor crabs is small, and their quota is basically difficult to complete. Therefore, the fishing operation can last until the last few days of the fishing season, otherwise Qin Shiou will not be able to fish.

Night came gradually, the sun set, the cold moon appeared, and the sea breeze became stronger and colder.

Winnie keeps making hot coffee and cocoa in the kitchen, not only to help fishermen supplement their lost calories, but also to provide them with energy.

Half of the crab cage was fished up. At this time, a fisherman standing at the opening of the boat board in charge of lifting the cage shouted, "Xuete! Hands! "

Needless to say, he could express his meaning clearly in two words. Geng Junjie, who was learning next to him, immediately rushed up to help him plug the gap and cooperate with the fisherman opposite to pull the crab cage.

Qin Shiou went to meet the fisherman, put him back in the cabin, helped him take off his clothes, put a cup of hot vodka to his mouth for him to drink, and asked, "left hand, right hand?"

"Right hand, Captain, thank you!" The fisherman bared his teeth and raised his trembling right hand.

The temperature outside is more than ten degrees below zero. The muscles can't stand working for a long time in such an environment. Palm spasm is a common symptom. The fisherman's whole right hand becomes like a chicken claw. He can't control the muscles of his fingers.

Qin Shiou poured some hot vodka in his palm, helped him rub hard from his elbow to his palm, and stroked him hard.

The fisherman sucked in pain, but he felt much better after rubbing. Slowly his fingers regained consciousness. He put on his coat and was ready to go out to continue his work.

You have to work hard to catch emperor crabs, otherwise you will suffer this crime in vain. Before World War II, it was much more dangerous to catch emperor crabs than now. At that time, there was a popular saying among Americans and Soviets in Alaska: God only favors the dead here, which means you have to work hard to get rich harvest.

Of course, fishermen will get rich returns while paying hardships and experiencing risks. In the crab season, each crab boat can catch about 50 tons of emperor crab on average. In this fishing season, Qin Shiou said on the news that Alaska's fishing boats captured 8800 tons of crab, worth nearly 100 million US dollars!

What does that mean? On a fully loaded fishing boat, each fisherman can earn $20000 to $100000 within five days, with more captains, often hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is not a small income for fishermen with generally low educational level.