沉船脫險 Trapped in a Sunken Ship (第1/11頁)
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理查德·米蘭達
RichardMiranda
Withaloudnoise,thecorrodedbulkheadcollased,sealingoffthediversescaeroute.Now,ashegroeddeseratelythroughthedarkmazeofdrownedassageways,hecouldmeasurehislifeexectancyrecisely-bythe25-minutesulyofairinhistan……
HadIknownwhatwasfacingmeonJune16，1979，Iwouldneverhaveleftthedock.Asitwas,reoccuiedwiththewreckoftheUSSSanDiego,Iheadedmy47-footdiveboat,theBarnacleBill,outofJonesInlet,LongIsland,N.Y.
AnAmericanheavycruiser,theSanDiegohadmetherfatesin1918assheescortedcargoshisabouttenmilessouthofFireIsland.Somecrewmembersclaimedthewarshistruckamine.AsarofessionaldiveboatcatainIdidntcarewhyshesank,onlythatIhadagoodcrewand20scubadiversaboard,alleagertohitthewaterinsearchofartifacts.
Threeandahalfhourslater,theBarnacleBillarrivedatthewreck,andwedroedourgralinghook.IsummonedcrewmembersDoreenOlsenandLarsHansen,andwerearedthevesselforthedive.SinceDoreenandLarsarebothlicensedcatains,theycouldattendtheBarnacleBillwhileIdived.
Oncethetosidechoresweretakencareof,Isuitedu,hitthewaterwithaslashandswamtowardtheanchorline.Thewaterwascrystalclear.Mostofthediverswerealreadyatthebottom,andIcouldseetheirbubblescomingtothesurface.Whatasight！
Twentyfeetdown,Icouldalreadymakeoutthewrecksdarkoutline,risingoffthebottomlikethelonelyruinsofacathedral.
Iheadedtowardthestern,lookingforanoeninginthehullthatIhadusedonearlierdives.IknewitwouldtakemetothesmallarmslockerwhereIhadreviouslylocatedboxesofammunition.Thegunsthemselvesshouldbenearby,Ifgured：Theywouldmakegreatsouvenirs,evenifcorroded.
DivingintoawreckliketheSanDiegocanbedangerous,anddefnitelyisnotforbeginners.Thevesselisusidedown,restingin102feetofwater,andyoucanimaginethefrigidlonelinessthatgrabsyouwhenyouswimintothedarktwistsandturnsofherinterior.
