1083: Chapter 1032: Mysterious Speedboat!

No Escape!

1083: Chapter 1032: Mysterious Speedboat!

No Escape!

Intention unclear!

High speed!

This high-speed boat making its way across the sea is simply too suspicious.

According to international maritime collision avoidance regulations, for the safety of navigation, vessels should actively enable the shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS).

This system utilizes a series of advanced technologies to integrate information such as position, speed, course, and call sign, and broadcasts them through VHF radio, allowing nearby ships, coastal stations, and ports to understand the situation in real time.

In simple terms, navigating with this system switched on is like walking at night and being afraid of bumping into someone, beating a gong and drum while announcing who you are, where you are, and how fast you are going…

The system originated in civil aviation because airplanes fly fast and must pay special attention to collision avoidance in the air.

In reality…

Legitimate vessels navigating the seas would activate the AIS system.

Especially during night navigation, it’s imperative to use it; otherwise, the potential damage from a collision would be significant.

In recent years, due to a relaxation in safety awareness at night and improper emergency handling, there have been numerous maritime collision accidents.

Even the advanced and powerful warships of the Star Federation Navy have, like bumper cars, collided with civilian cargo ships and been damaged, making the news more than once.

And now…

This high-speed boat not activating its AIS system means that other vessels and aircraft simply cannot identify it.

For ships not equipped with marine radar, they cannot detect it in advance, hence cannot give early warning.

In the night, the probability of collisions or maritime hijackings is very high.

Even with radar that can detect it early, what then?

Such high-speed boats are small in size, light in weight, powerful, and can reach speeds of up to fifty knots, or ninety kilometers per hour.

Whereas nearly all civilian vessels consider fuel economy and thus don’t cruise very fast at sea, typically only at thirty kilometers per hour.

Fast and flexible speedboats are always a favorite among pirates.

But when pirates strike, they usually operate with several speedboats, making quick attacks and retreats like a pack of wolves.

Over recent years, various navies have been increasing their presence in nearby waters.

The number of escort warships is substantial and widely deployed, ready at any moment to dispatch helicopters and special forces.

Designated areas gather a certain number of civilian ships before forming a large convoy and escorting multiple ships together in one go.

With the implementation of various tactics, piracy has been significantly curbed.

Yet, in today’s world…

What is this suspicious boat intending to do?

Not hijacking civilian vessels, it heads straight into the depths of the vast ocean?

That happens to be one of the world’s most vital energy passages, frequented daily by numerous large oil tankers.

Any disturbance can lead to fluctuations in international oil prices.

What is this speedboat going to do?

If there were a nuclear warhead onboard, what if it detonated suddenly…

Damn!

That fierce nuclear explosion would cause a massive disaster.

Killing countless people and wreaking significant economic loss on coastal countries and regions.

It would also seriously affect global energy stability and security.

Therefore.

Whether the boat is driven by pirates or conceals a nuclear warhead or not.

After the escort fleet issued its report, the nearest missile destroyer immediately sent a helicopter.

No matter how fast the speedboat is, it can’t outpace the helicopter, which is several times faster.

Moreover, the helicopter is equipped with radar and can observe from above, maintaining continuous tracking and locking on the speedboat from a great distance.

If there are any unusual actions, it could take proactive measures by firing airborne missiles or torpedoes to sink it.

However…

Wu Jie, who had just returned to Xikelse not long ago, didn’t pay much attention to this notification.

Nuclear warheads are compact in size and weight; high-speed boats can transport them.

But the problem is…

The three squads that Hittory assigned to guard the nuclear warheads were composed of experienced mercenary special forces.

Each one of them had a service background in special forces, and some had even participated in wars more than once.

These people have rich combat experience, excel at camouflage and covert infiltration, and are adept at penetrating operations.

How could they possibly rush across the sea in a high-speed boat?

Are they trying to be discovered deliberately?

In the pursuit of nuclear warheads, many national intelligence agencies have been highly focused on the Dongzhou Continent region, trying to trace their whereabouts.

In order to acquire nuclear warheads, numerous international criminal groups and terrorist organizations have gathered from afar.

And those two squads, having betrayed Hittory and stolen the nuclear warheads, were surely worried about being pursued by the Auxiliary Business Association.

Under such special circumstances, would they easily transport nuclear warheads?

Boldly using a high-speed boat?

However…

The genuine nuclear warhead has already been obtained, a true large-scale weapon of mass destruction that can cause a nuclear explosion.

Of course, the command of the escort fleet involved in the joint investigation can’t afford to relax.

No matter how slim the hope, they strive a hundredfold.

Regardless of whether the speedboat is carrying a nuclear warhead or not, deploying a helicopter to investigate wouldn’t hurt.

After all, the escort fleet arranges for helicopters to patrol the area with live ammunition on a daily basis.

Time slowly passes.

With the helicopter chasing at nearly three hundred kilometers per hour, it’s getting closer and closer to the speedboat traveling at less than ninety kilometers per hour.

The radar detection data and the detection data from the photoelectric capsule onboard are transmitted in real-time through the satellite communication data link.

This allows Wu Jie, sitting in the underground control center of the security base hundreds of kilometers away, to also see the real-time tracking images on the large screen.