32 · 一艘沉船
A Lost Ship
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The salvage operation had been a complete failure. The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home. A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship's captain instructing him to give up the search. The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom. Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong. What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before.
The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding. There were books, clothing and photographs, together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife. The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck. Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest. From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser. In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship's officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943. The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen. The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read. From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light. The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home. All the items that were found were sent to the War Museum.
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The salvage operation had been a complete failure. The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home. A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship's captain instructing him to give up the search. The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom. Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong. What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before.
The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding. There were books, clothing and photographs, together with letters which the seaman had once received from his wife. The captain of the Elkor ordered his men to salvage as much as possible from the wreck. Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest. From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser. In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship's officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943. The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen. The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read. From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light. The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine. This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home. All the items that were found were sent to the War Museum.
这次打捞行动彻底失败了。小船“埃尔科”号在巴伦支海上搜寻了几个星期，如今正踏上归途。船长收到陆地发来的无线电报，命令他放弃搜索。他知道，以后还会有人再来尝试，因为他们寻找的那艘沉船上，载着一批珍贵的金条。
尽管接到了命令，“埃尔科”号的船长还是决定再试一次。他们用结实的大网在海床上搜寻。当一只箱子被打捞上来时，全船的人都兴奋不已。船员们起初以为找到了目标沉船，可箱里的东西证明他们弄错了。他们实际发现的，是另一艘多年前沉没的船。
箱子里装着一名水手的私人物品，他叫艾伦·菲尔丁。其中有书籍、衣服、照片，还有妻子从前写给他的信。船长命令船员尽可能多地从残骸中打捞东西。虽然没有找到什么值钱的物品，捞上来的大量物件却很引人关注。一门沉重的舰炮，让船长判断这一定是一艘巡洋舰。另一个箱子属于一名军官，里面有一封写于1943年3月14日、尚未写完的信。船长从信中得知，这艘沉船叫“卡伦”号。最有价值的发现，是船上的航海日志，其中一部分字迹仍能辨认。借助日志，船长得以把已发现的线索拼接起来：当时，“卡伦”号正随一支船队驶往俄国，途中遭敌方潜艇发射的鱼雷击中。“埃尔科”号返航后，国防部一名海军官员证实了这一情况。所有打捞出的物品，后来都送进了战争博物馆。
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