第15章沉船脱险（1）
TrappedinaSunkenShip
理查德·米兰达RichardMiranda
Withaloudhecorrodedbulkheadcollapsed，sealingoffthediver'sescaperoute。Noeddesperatelythroughthedarkmazeofdrownedpassageways，heeasurehislifeexpecyprecisely—bythe25-minutesupplyofairinhistan。。。
HadIknoasfaJune16，1979，Iwouldhedock。AsitreoccupiedwiththewreckoftheUSSSanDiego，Iheadedmy47-footdiveboat，theBarnacleBill，outofJo，LongIsland，N。Y。
AnAmeriheavycruiser，theSanDiegohadmetherfatesin1918assheescoshipsabouttehofFireIsland。Somecrewmembersclaimedthestrue。AsaprofessioainIdidn'tcarewhyshesank，onlythatIhadagoodd20scubadiversaboard，alleagertohitthewaterinsearchofartifacts。
Threeandahalfhourslater，theBarnacleBillarrivedatthewredwedrrapplinghook。IsummonedcrewmembersDoreandLarsHansen，ahevesselforthedive。SinandLarsarebothliseds，theycouldattendtheBarnacleBillwhileIdived。
&opsidechoresweretakencareof，Isuitedup，hitthewaterlashandswamtowardtheaerwascrystalclear。Mostofthediverswerealreadyatthebottom，andIcouldseetheirbubblesingtothesurface。Whatasight！
&down，Icouldalreadymakeoutthewreck'sdarkoffthebottomlikethelonelyruinsofacathedral。
&owardthestern，lookingforahehullthatIhadusedonearlierdives。Ikwouldtakemetothesmallarmslockerreviouslylomunitiohemselvesshouldbenearby，Ifigured：Theywouldmakegreatsouvenirs，evenifcorroded。
DivingiheSanDiegogerous，aelyisnihevesselisupsidedier，andyouethefrigidlograbsyouwhenyouswimiwistsandturerior。
Ispottedtheopening，movedinsideandplayedmylightaroucorridor。Ikhisseofthewreckwell，butasIserIsawthatrustingbulkheadsanddegdeckshadgivenwaydurier，gtheshapeoftheinteriorsiderably。
SuddenlyIheardaloudurnedandswamback40feettowardthefirstbulkhead。WhenIgotthere，Iwasstruckwithterror。ThenoiseIhadheardwasabulkheadgagaihroughwhichIhadehewreck。
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IntotheMaze。MyheartbeatsoloudIcouldhearitIwaoscreamforhelp，pray，kiallthisintoanightmarefromwhichIcouldawake。Butitwasnonightmare。Mhtwasofmyownmaking，Ihadgonedownimproperlyequipped—oguidemebaoalternateairsupplyand，mostimportant，nodivingindflashedbackfouryearswhenmycolleaguespulledthebodyofadiverfromthesamewretefromahroughwhichhemighthaveescaped。Buthehadpaheequipmenta-ditchefforttoswimtosafety。Hisfichedtothebonebyhisvaiearthroughtheship'shull。
Itriedtorelax，beewthemoreexcitedIgot，thefasterIwoulduseupmyair。Physiingoodshape，Ithought，soIshouldbeabletostretiofthistank。Batwhatshouldldo？Ihadtoprobedeeperintothewredanopeoescapethrough。
Ithoughtofthedes。Oftendiverswouldsqueezethroughopeniurretsandworktheirwayintothevessel。IfIgettothegus，I'llhaveacetheshipwasied，hubeburiedundersandontheo'sfloierwouldypreciousairsupply，becausethemorepressureyouhaveonyourbody，themoreairittakestofillys。
Igedatthepossibilities，butfiguredIhadtusasfastasIdared，withoutgettingoutofbreath。
Ifouallowedmetogolowerintotheship。AsItwistedthroughamazeofnarrowcorridors，athousanduglyvisiohroughmymind。EaiIrobablygoingtodie。