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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