Chapter 2 The disappearance
Chapter 2 The disappearance
Nobody " can " say " for " sure " that " an " earthquake " really " happens," captain " Jim " thought " while " sitting " in " his " comfortable " black " armchair " on " the " bridge." But " how " can " you " rest " at " ease " knowing " that," all " of " a " sudden," a " wave " might " reach " you " and " in " the " same " moment," if " you " were " near " a " coast," drag " and " send " you " on " the " rocks?" Wasn’ t " the " Silver ' Star " travelling " near " the " coastline " of " China?
The " passage " planning " indicated " that " the " TaipeiZShanghai " route " was " 369 " nautical " miles " long," and " the " Silver ' Star " would " cover " it " in " about " 21 " hours;" actually," the " trip " lasted " longer," since " you " had " to " add " to " it " the " time " the " ship " needed " to " leave " the " harbour " of " Taipei " and " then " go " into " the " Shanghai " port " and " moor " alongside " a " quay," both " rather " slow " operations." In " total " it " took " more " than " a " day ' s " journey," 21 " hours " of " which " in " the " open " sea.
SelBishly " thinking," Captain " Jim " would " feel " safe " from " exposure " to " the " open " Philippines " Sea " only " after " reaching " Shanghai," which " was " partially " sheltered " by " the " islands " of " Okinawa." Much " better " would " be " to " reach " Cheju " Island." His " ship " would " repair " behind " it." In " fact " the " ship " would " dock " in " Jeju," which " is " in " the " North " of " the " island," away " from " a " possible " tsunami." Then," from " there," the " ship " would " go " north " of " Japan " to " reach " Busan " in " Korea," and " the " trip " to " Osaka " would " be " even " more " relaxed." But..." what " if " an " earthquake " happened " on " the " way " back," on " the " route " along " the " south " of " Japan?
The " other " ofBicers " on " the " bridge " looked " more " relaxed," but " they " hadn ' t " spoken " with " Chiao," they " had " not " been " excited " by " the " series " of " events " he " had " described " to " Jim." The " other " ofBicers " looked " more " relaxed," but " a " great " fear " was " inside " them." The " danger " couldn’ t " be " underestimated.—" Would " you " like " some " coffee? Everyone " looked " behind " them," where " the " voice " came " from." A " charming " woman " of " about " forty," junoesque," as " we’ d " say " in " her " case," with " a " few " extra " pounds " but " well " distributed " in " the " right " places " had " come " to " the " bridge." Even " her " breast " was " well " in " evidence," so " that " her " white " shirt " with " black " shoulder " patches " was " struggling " to " contain " it," and " the " skirt," also " white," squeezed " her " hips.
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