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The Oregon’s venturi tubes were thrust vectored, netohydrodynaines could be pointed in different directions to steer the ship Right now, they were straining to shove the cargo ship off her heading, with the Thai Navigator and her fixed rudder fighting back the whole way

Eddie wasn’t sure it was going to work until he noticed the Oregon’s bow gradually starting to point away from the island

“It’s going to be close,” Linda said

She wasn’t exaggerating Eddie could no longer see water between the Oregon and the shore The island’s sandy cliffs towered over the from the island side of the ship

Then they passed the promontory of the island’s peninsula and were back into the open water of the gulf The Oregon backed away fro noise stopped In places, the ore carrier’s hull had been stripped down to bare metal, but there were no holes visible

“You okay up there?” Linda asked

“No proble a touch-up on the paint job, I don’t think the Thai Navigator suffered e”

“Thanks, but we’re not home free yet”

The flat ulf was now directly in front of the Thai Navigator At their current speed, Eddie esti the ship to a stop

Linda kept a parallel course and lowered the gangway until it was hanging out over the water Eddie walked out to the far end of it, ready to juator as soon as it was in place over the deck

The Oregon crept closer until the gangas five feet above the other ship’s deck Eddie tensed to juator was bumped just a fraction off course by some unseen force

Instead of tucking and rolling onto the deck, Eddie had to reach out and snag the railing with one hand to keep froled there, his fingers cra from the effort

“Eddie,” Linda yelled “Hold on We’ll get the gangway under you”

“No,” Eddie grunted “I’ve got this”

He swung hi with his other hand, pulling himself up until he could put his foot on the deck He hopped over and headed for the bridge