The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish-Chapter 424 - 248: The Problem of the Nucleus is More Complicated (Please Subscribe) _2

He figured it must weigh several tons by now.

However, this weight was no problem for Fang Hao.

Not to mention a few tons; if conditions allowed, even tens or hundreds of tons were manageable.

Yet, the weight of the object below wasn’t high, so it was not difficult for Fang Hao to haul it up.

The fishing line was reeling in, and the object caught below was getting closer to the surface.

It was gradually pulled up from the deep sea, a couple hundred meters down.

This feeling was truly unique.

One hundred meters, eighty meters, seventy meters...

The distance was closing in.

It wouldn’t be long before the catch would reveal its "true identity."

In fact, not just Fang Hao’s fans and viewers, but even Fang Hao himself was eager to find out what he had caught this time.

Perhaps it really was something impressive?

Fang Hao focused his mind and continued reeling in.

Soon, the object was just a little distance from the surface.

The crowd could start to make it out; this was a decision made in Europe.

Slowly, everyone could see faint shadows through the water.

But these were just shadows, still unclear, and those who took the money wouldn’t come back so easily.

Splash.

With a turmoil on the water’s surface, everyone’s hearts leaped.

The reveal was imminent.

Just a bit more.

"Hmm? It’s black..."

Through the water, everyone could gradually make out the rough shape of the object, but couldn’t quite place it; they weren’t sure yet.

At this moment, Fang Hao had completely pulled the object out.

"What is this?"

Because almost no one recognized it.

Because almost no one had seen such a thing before.

How could they know something they had never seen before?

This wasn’t fortunetelling.

"It looks a bit like the position of a submarine’s propeller," someone finally said.

He seemed to have realized that the object Fang Hao had just reeled in looked like the tail of a submarine, the position of the propeller.

For both nuclear and conventional submarines, their propulsion was transmitted through this propeller.

To have swift maneuverability in the depths of the ocean, the effectiveness of this propeller was critical to everyone’s lives.

"Tail propeller?"

"Is this still part of a submarine?"

Once everyone heard it was a part of a submarine, their interest dropped significantly.

Would they stay here if it turned out to be another submarine?

"They probably caught another submarine," someone guessed.

"Just not sure what submarine it’s this time."

"But this caught submarine seems to have brought them quite a big idea."

Currently, everyone hadn’t fully seen the tail propeller, let alone anything else.

"This… this really is the tail assembly of a submarine."

After some comparisons, someone finally confirmed it.

This was a passionate military enthusiast who usually liked to dabble in military-related stuff.

So, after examination, or rather after final confirmation, this was a submarine tail.

Once the object was identified, the subsequent salvage operations could be better coordinated.

When Fang Hao and his crew reported the situation from the nearby Captain Han, Captain Han was completely stunned, his expression numb.

Could I have heard this wrong?

They were still salvaging the first submarine just moments ago.

How could it suddenly turn up another one?

It felt as though it was for free.

Cough, cough, it seemed almost effortless.

"Give me the coordinates of that area; you guys wait there, we’ll come over immediately."

Captain Han and his crew planned to go out on patrol again when suddenly so much was happening.

Now, it was all too much to handle.

Seeing the huge object floating on the surface was actually a helpless move.

If there had been enough room on the ship, like the scale of Liaoyu 16, he could have been playing soccer on it.

The object was on the surface, and everyone could clearly see what it was.

It was a submarine’s tail fin.

Although the object had not been pulled up, since it was floating on the surface, everyone could clearly see it, and there was no mistaking that.

They now confirmed that this was a part of a submarine.

This sparked even greater curiosity.

How had the submarine been damaged?

It was broken into two pieces, possibly even more, which meant that a very serious incident had occurred.

But as to what exactly had happened, Fang Hao and the netizens were not expecting.

Everyone was more eager to know what model of submarine this was, as that was the key.

And was this submarine ours or someone else’s?

This also needed to be clarified.

Judging from the submarines caught these two times, these guys had too many sneaky acts behind our backs.

Everyone certainly felt a bit resentful.

They wished they could suppress every one of those who secretly sneaked into our area.

It was a blessing from heaven that those who had insisted on going had all stayed, whether by accident or mysteriously disappearing.

At that moment, Captain Han and his team also arrived at the scene.

"Where’s the object?"

"What submarine is it?"

Because Fang Hao had not approached the position of the submarine’s tail propeller, he couldn’t determine what model it was.

Furthermore, there was too little information available to even look it up.

Captain Han went straight to Fang Hao as soon as he arrived.

They came over from the Coast Guard Ship to the ship where Fang Hao and his team were.

Then following their gaze, they saw the tail part floating on the surface.

Captain Han also immediately recognized what it was, it was indeed the tail section of a submarine, no doubt about it.

But…

Captain Han still felt something was off, and he looked again at the submarine part on the water.

Seeing the position of this submarine tail, he couldn’t figure out one key point.

It wasn’t until someone hinted at it that he suddenly realized.

"This…couldn’t really be the tail of a nuclear submarine, could it?"

He exclaimed in a very surprised tone.

The speaker was unintentional, the listener intentional.

Captain Han had already been somewhat doubtful.

Although everyone had never seen the tail of a nuclear submarine before.

But if you’ve never seen a pig run, couldn’t you have eaten pork?

The propulsion systems in nuclear submarines rely on the high-speed rotation of the tail propellers to navigate. The propeller blades create numerous cavities during high-speed rotation, and the noise produced by these cavities bursting is one of the main sources of noise for nuclear submarines.

Each nuclear submarine’s propeller noise is different, thus the noise can be a major identifier of the submarine’s model or number just by its acoustic signature.

So, typically after a nuclear submarine returns to the port, this tail section is covered up, not to be seen by others, to prevent mechanical leakage.

Whether a nuclear submarine’s noise signature can be reduced is a real challenge.

How to reduce the noise while sailing, that’s the consideration needed.

Now everyone suspected that the submarine’s tail component caught by Fang Hao was actually from a nuclear submarine, the feeling was very strong.

Because there were significant differences between nuclear submarines and conventional submarines.

"Nuclear?"

"It seems… it really is."

Captain Han wanted to find Fang Hao now, so the two could have a good talk and perhaps come to a conclusion.

You should know, Fang Hao was not just any ordinary fisherman.

He also had several other identities.

After careful observation and comparison, he also came to a conclusion.

This was part of a nuclear submarine, not just any part.

The issues involved were not so simple.

He now urgently needed an answer, urgently needed to understand exactly what was going on.

How could there be parts of a nuclear submarine here?