Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

Gu Lang repositioned the main anchor and extended the anchor chain to its maximum length, approximately seven times the water depth.

Once the yacht had stabilized somewhat, the stern anchor was lowered at an angle of approximately 50 degrees to the main anchor.

The double-anchor method is used to increase grip and prevent the yacht from swaying significantly.

By noon, the surrounding sea conditions had become increasingly terrifying.

The spring tide arrived as scheduled on the first day of the lunar calendar, and the seawater rose rapidly by several meters, making the current in the trough extremely turbulent.

The giant waves brought by the typhoon were amplified by the complex terrain of the sand ridge, and a large number of irregular and broken triangular waves began to crash against the hull.

The yacht rocked violently, propelled by the powerful currents as it pounded against the sand.

Suddenly, Gu Lang felt that the yacht, which had been fixed in place by the two anchors at the front and back, had shifted a long distance.

"Damn, it's dragged its anchor."

He realized that the sandy seabed beneath his feet offered poor grip and, under the combined force of strong winds, giant waves, and rapid currents, it was no longer possible to secure the yacht.

When discarding the wave energy engine, Gulang had already started the diesel engine to ensure that the power supply would not be interrupted.

Because it was too dark, he turned on the searchlight on the mast.

Then shift to a low gear and intermittently pull the throttle against the strong wind, using the rudder to reduce the instantaneous tension on the anchor chain.

The yacht was violently rocked in the raging waves, each time the bow plunged into the waves, it was accompanied by a huge impact and rocking.

Gu Lang gripped the helm tightly, his eyes fixed on the bow of the ship, where white foam and seawater were constantly crashing onto the deck.

The anemometer readings gradually jumped to 46 meters per second, reaching a wind force of level 14.

However, five minutes later, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

One second the gale was howling and threatening to tear everything apart, and the next second it suddenly disappeared.

The water curtain, which had been blown so thickly by the strong wind, vanished instantly.

Only a few scattered raindrops fell almost vertically, incredibly gently.

Visibility recovered at an astonishing speed; the clouds were no longer churning inky black, but gradually brightened, taking on a dim yellow hue.

The world fell into a suffocating silence, the deafening auditory hallucinations lingering in the ears, and the body instinctively resisting the swaying that no longer existed.

Suddenly a ray of sunlight shone down, and Gu Lang stepped out of the cabin. It was the first time in more than two months that he had seen the sky clear.

In the distance, a towering wall of dark clouds formed a huge amphitheater.

Above them, however, was a clear blue sky, creating a bizarre scene resembling a fairyland on the sea.

There was no time to revel in this spectacular natural wonder; the intense throbbing in his ears reminded him that the eye of the typhoon had passed.

Gu Lang immediately went to the stern and pulled back the stern anchor as quickly as possible.

The tail anchor is relatively lightweight and can be recovered relatively quickly.

Recovering the main anchor is not so easy, as the main anchor chain may be under tremendous residual stress at this time.

He returned to the cockpit and shifted into low forward gear.

Using the slight pull of the engine, in conjunction with manually controlled winch at the bow.

By using a "driving anchor" method, the anchor chain is gradually "rubbed" up.

At the same time, observe the direction and force of the anchor chain to prevent sudden breakage or damage to the winch.

After successfully retrieving the fore and aft anchors, Gu Lang adjusted the direction and immediately floored the accelerator, heading the yacht toward the western land.

A mature typhoon has a nearly circular center with a diameter of tens or even hundreds of kilometers, known as the "eye of the typhoon".

The weather in the eye area was briefly calm, but this calm was a brief and cruel comma in the midst of the storm.

The edge of the eye zone is a "eyewall" that is tens of kilometers high and rotates at high speed around the eye zone, where the most violent storms gather.

The passage of a typhoon's eye can last from ten minutes to one or two hours, depending on the typhoon's speed of movement and the size of the eye.

Once the eyewall descends again, the wind will suddenly increase from a light breeze to even greater intensity than before in a very short time without warning, and the wind direction will be completely reversed.

The yacht sliced ​​through the eerily calm sea within the eye of the typhoon, and Gu Lang's gaze rapidly switched between the nautical chart and the actual sea surface.

About 15 kilometers to the west, there is a river estuary.

The winding stream is probably one of the few places in the vicinity that can provide better cover.

Inside the cabin, the second hand of the clock on the dial ticked silently.

The barometer reading has dropped to 90 kPa, far below the normal atmospheric pressure of 101 kPa.

Upon entering an inland river dock called Beilin New Sluice Gate, no other boats were seen.

Gulang immediately docked, tied two cables to the mooring bollard, and re-anchored.

After inspecting the hull, no obvious damage was found to the hull structure, only a few superficial scratches and paint peeling, and no structural damage was found.

A minor crack appeared on the edge of the windshield on one side of the cockpit, but it did not penetrate through.

The sealing strip on the front hatch was slightly torn, causing a small amount of seawater to seep in.

Although the Lynx assault vehicle was securely fixed to the rear, several of the straps had broken.

Gu Lang immediately untied the remaining straps, added some diesel fuel to the Lynx assault vehicle, and then drove the vehicle off the stern platform.

After running aground on the nearby mudflats, it came to a stop at the dock.

Back on the ship, he could see the dark clouds in the distance through the thin rain and mist.

The first sign to arrive was still the wind.

The wind gradually picked up, and the wind direction changed from southwest to northeast.

Immediately afterwards, the barometer needle, which had been stable for less than half an hour, began to slowly climb counterclockwise again.

Although slow, the trend is clear: the air pressure is rising, which means the eye of the typhoon has moved.

He is crawling out from the "bottom" of the eye area and is about to crash into the back of the eye wall.

A giant wall made of air and water vapor crashed into the tranquil harbor at a speed of over 50 meters per second.

The two cables connecting to the land taut instantly, making a teeth-grinding "creak" sound, followed by the "gurgling" sound of the ship's hull squeezing the tires.

Time ticked by in excruciating agony, but thankfully the waves on land were much smaller than at sea.

Two more hours passed, and Gu Lang felt that although the wind and rain were still raging, the frequency of the impactful gusts that threatened to tear the ship apart was decreasing.

Although the ship's yaw was still significant, it was contained within a relatively acceptable range by the two land cables.

As the barometer readings began to rise, he realized that the typhoon was moving north through the area.

Gu Lang knew that the dangerous moment had probably passed, so he began to tidy up the mess in the cabin.

Upon reaching the bottom compartment, the planting rack's fixing clips had come loose due to the violent shaking, and the overall frame was slightly tilted.

A large amount of potting soil was shaken out of the planting holes and spilled onto the floor.

Inside the warehouse, the items in the lockers were all overturned and lying about.

He sighed and silently began cleaning.