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“Long story As for the Chairman, he’s still down on the wreck”

“He was outside when the torpedoes hit?”

“Not the first one, but he went out to free us just before the second one exploded”

“Is he alive?”

“Don’t know Listen, we don’t have tiet this tub back to the Oregon and get hi him out of there”

“Right MacD and I are out here on a RHIB The Oregon should be over the wreck by now We’ll tow you over and lift you aboard with the deck crane”

“That’s good Mike and I have been chatting, using Morse code He’s kept his breathing shallow and figures he’s got another half hour or so”

“Tell hiave MacD a look, and the newest member of the team knehat he had to do He pulled his mask back over his eyes and went to retrieve the cable

Just a minute later, they took the Noned for speed rather than torque, but they still ainly hull through the water Mark had radioed ahead, so when they on’s lee side, theout and lifting hooks lowered to the water

The mini-sub was pulled fro off its sides, dousing the two men in the RHIB

Lawless gunned the e as the o hold Once they were aboard, Murph grabbed a towel froe bin, dried his hair and face as best he could, and headed for the hold, figuring Max would handle the Chairured out how to open a particularly dicey can of worms

Down in thetwo spare tri

“Okay,” he said at last, “try it”

A tech at Little Geek’s controls spooled up its three propellers and imbals to make certain they didn’t become fouled by the extra burden the ROV would carry

“Looks good,” Hanley said, getting to his feet “Give me a hand”