Chapter 105: Cruise Ship (3)
In the end, she still couldn’t stop them…
Watching George and the others disappear at the bottom of the gangway, Everly let out a long sigh. She moved with Misha to a spot with a better view and leaned over the railing to look down.
At the base of the gangway, the members of the exploration team had already boarded the small lifeboat that had been lowered in advance.
For this exploration, the captain had sent out a total of five crew members and three filming staff. The eight of them squeezed together like sprouting bean shoots on the orange lifeboat, rowing toward the front side of the massive cruise ship’s hull.
About one-third of the way along the side of the giant ship, a boarding ladder made entirely of C-shaped metal rods was attached to the white metal hull. It extended down from the deck and disappeared beneath the surface of the sea.
The exterior of the giant liner was as tall as seven or eight stories. Climbing a ladder like that was a major undertaking—especially at sea, where the ship’s body could tilt or sway at any moment, making the climb even more dangerous.
Fortunately, the crew sent by the Mary Jane were all highly skilled. The thinnest among them took the lead, climbing the metal ladder like a monkey. What would be an almost impossible ascent for an ordinary person took him less than ten minutes.
After reaching the top, the skinny sailor disappeared on the giant ship’s deck for a while. When he reappeared, he pushed over a folding gangway and slowly lowered it down.
Even though it had been sitting on the deck for thirteen years, the folding gangway showed no signs of rust or decay. Under the skinny sailor’s operation, it unfolded smoothly and extended all the way down to the bottom of the giant ship.