沉船脱险 Trapped in a Sunken Ship（第1页）

沉船脱险TrappedinaSunkenShip

理查德·米兰达RichardMiranda

Withaloudhecorrodedbulkheadcollapsed，sealingoffthediversescaperoute。Noeddesperatelythroughthedarkmazeofdrownedpassageways，heeasurehislifeexpecyprecisely-bythe25-minutesupplyofairinhistan……

HadIknoasfaJune16，1979，Iwouldhedock。AsitreoccupiedwiththewreckoftheUSSSanDiego，Iheadedmy47-footdiveboat，theBarnacleBill，outofJo，LongIsland，N。Y。

AnAmeriheavycruiser，theSanDiegohadmetherfatesin1918assheescoshipsabouttehofFireIsland。Somecrewmembersclaimedthestrue。AsaprofessioIdidntcarewhyshesank，onlythatIhadagoodd20scubadiversaboard，alleagertohitthewaterinsearchofartifacts。

Threeandahalfhourslater，theBarnacleBillarrivedatthewredwedrrapplinghook。IsummonedcrewmembersDoreenOlsenandLarsHansen，ahevesselforthedive。SinandLarsarebothliseds，theycouldattendtheBarnacleBillwhileIdived。

&opsidechoresweretakencareof，Isuitedup，hitthewaterlashandswamtowardtheaerwascrystalclear。Mostofthediverswerealreadyatthebottom，andIcouldseetheirbubblesingtothesurface。Whatasight！

&down，Icouldalreadymakeoutthewrecksdarkoffthebottomlikethelonelyruinsofacathedral。

&owardthestern，lookingforahehullthatIhadusedonearlierdives。Ikwouldtakemetothesmallarmslockerreviouslylomunitiohemselvesshouldbenearby，Ifgured：Theywouldmakegreatsouvenirs，evenifcorroded。

DivingiheSanDiegogerous，afihevesselisupsidedier，andyouethefrigidlograbsyouwhenyouswimiwistsandturerior。

Ispottedtheopening，movedinsideandplayedmylightaroucorridor。Ikhisseofthewreckwell，butasIserIsawthatrustingbulkheadsanddegdeckshadgivenwaydurier，gtheshapeoftheinteriorsiderably。

SuddenlyIheardaloudurnedandswamback40feettowardthefrstbulkhead。WhenIgotthere，Iwasstruckwithterror。ThenoiseIhadheardwasabulkheadgagaihroughwhichIhadehewreck。

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IntotheMaze。MyheartbeatsoloudIcouldhearitIwaoscreamforhelp，pray，kiallthisintoanightmarefromwhichIcouldawake。Butitwasnonightmare。Mhtwasofmyownmaking，Ihadgonedownimproperlyequipped-oguidemebaoalternateairsupplyand，mostimportant，nodivingindflashedbackfouryearswhenmycolleaguespulledthebodyofadiverfromthesamewreck。Theyfoufromahroughwhichhemighthaveescaped。Buthehadpaheequipmenta-ditchefforttoswimtosafety。Hisfchedtothebonebyhisvaiearthroughtheshipshull。

Itriedtorelax，beewthemoreexcitedIgot，thefasterIwoulduseupmyair。PhysicallyImingoodshape，Ithought，soIshouldbeabletostretiofthistank。batwhatshouldldo?Ihadtoprobedeeperintothewredanopeoescapethrough。

Ithoughtofthedes。Oftendiverswouldsqueezethroughopeniurretsandworktheirwayintothevessel。IfIgettothegus，I‘llhaveacetheshipwasied，hubeburiedundersandontheoierwouldypreciousairsupply，becausethemorepressureyouhaveonyourbody，themoreairittakests。

Igedatthepossibilities，butfguredIhadtusasfastasIdared，withoutgettingoutofbreath。

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&hsLeft。Icametoaforkinthecorridor。htwasaclutterofpipesanddebris，soIoptedforthelefta40feetbeftoadeadend。

&edandswamcarefullyaroundthepipesandotherdebrisinthepassagewaytht。Twealongitmylampbegantodim。Withoutlight，lmasgoodasdead。JustnowayIdmywayaround。Sonowtheracewasagainstadyingbatteryaswellasadiminishingairsupply。

Ipassageway，Icaughtaglimpseoflightthroughathehull-butitwasnotnearlywideenetthrough。Iknewmydivingpanionswouldbeheadingbacktotheanebynow，soIdecidedtostopandtakeacetheirattention。

Ifoundapieceofcopperpipeandputonelovesoveritsend。Theheglhtheopeninga。Ifsomeoheglove，hecouldatleastgetextratankshthenarro。Sureenough，adiverappeared。

Istretchedmyarmthroughtheopening，andwithmykthesideofthehull：“Trapped……Air……Rope。”

Thediverheadedforthesurfaceasfastashedared，tolettheothersknowofmypredit。

Withoesofairleftinmytank，Ianig。IknowLarswillbehere……ifljusthangon。Toserveair，Iskippedeveryotherbeatihingrhythm。Foraninstant，Isideredmovingon，usinguptheairinalastdesperateefforttofndmyownwayout。ThenIheardLarssbubblesasheapproached。

&heushioftwoairtankshehadbroughtdoeditoankwouldgivemeanadditional30mioworkmywayoutofthisuerlabyrieralready。

&eChoice。Larshadalshtdownalightformeandaloyline。Grabbingthelampaheline，Iheadedbatothewreow，bypullierme，Icouldreturhatis，ifnomorebulkheadsbehindme。

AsIworkedbatothewreck，Larsfastehersparetanktothesideofthenarrowopening，andthenbeganlookingalosideofthehullforapossiblewaytogetmeout。

Pagmyselftettingoutofbreath，Iswamcautihaofnarrowcorridorsandclutteredspaces。Ikeptbumpingintopipes，jabbihprobjedtakingwrongturns。Fearwassqueeziofme。

Soooaspotthatresembledtheinsideofaguhereeningtoitthatmightjustay200-poundframeifIremovedmytankahroughafterme。Ihadtoceit。

ButasIsqueezedthroughtheopeankfellfrommygrasp。Theregulatorwasjerkedfrommymouth，nearlypullingmyfro。Ihadafastake-eithersearchforthetankIhaddroppedortrytofollowthesafetyliotheothertankLarshadleftforme。IdoubtedthatIaketheswimontheairremaininginmylungs。ButcouldIlocatethedroppedtank?

PerhapsIshouldjustgiveup，openmymouthandfllmylungswithwater。Itwillbeoverinafewsedthe。

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&hinggrabbedmyrightshoulder。Inearlyjumpedoutofmywetsuit。ItwasLars。Hehadmaofndawaydownarouurret，viaahewreck。