Middle Waters (Jason Parker Trilogy Book 1) by Clarke John

Middle Waters (Jason Parker Trilogy Book 1) by Clarke John

Author:Clarke, John [Clarke, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wet Street Press
Published: 2014-12-28T16:00:00+00:00


Gunner Jennsen held his Radiac in front of him as he finned closer to the building. The SEAL, whose job was to look for enemy forces and identify potential booby traps, was to his right and just a couple feet in front of him. He knew that since the waiting ROV was still intact, however, enemy forces must not be around. Jennsen’s job was to ensure that if nuclear material was inside the hangar, they would know about it immediately.

Henley watched as the two drew within five feet of the building and stopped. He could tell from Jennsen’s relaxed posture that nothing was showing up. The SEAL swam a few feet on both sides and played his light on the side of the hangar. The ROV’s light was dimmed to avoid blinding the divers, so it wasn’t much help in outlining the structure.

Resting on stilts, the supposed Shkval hangar seemed to be about 12 feet high, with a crawl space about 3 feet high underneath it. This side of the building seemed inaccessible, and since the ROV was not guiding them to another location, chances were that an entry was to be gained from underneath. A bottom entry would allow air, or more likely the same helium-oxygen mixture the divers were breathing, to remain trapped in a large bubble inside the hangar. Rather than waste time and oxygen having team members swim the perimeter of the building looking for a side-opening airlock, it was decided that a team looking for access would swim underneath. By hand signals, the team leader told Henley, Jennsen, and their SEAL that they would swim underneath the metal structure.

Henley was glad to be part of the entry team, but he was hoping it was not a trap. And he really hoped that Jennsen’s Radiac was working well. Once again, however, as they finned under the edge, it was too late to worry about such concerns.

The entry, a 5-foot by 5-foot opening in the middle of the hangar, was surprisingly easy to find. Obviously no one could get a torpedo through that opening, so either another entry existed, or they had the wrong target. That latter possibility became greater when Henley realized that the entry had no reflective surface — as it would if the room above it contained gas. It seemed to be filled with water.

Since Jennsen had the Radiac, he was the first to poke his head through the entry. No response from the Radiac. So far, so good. The SEAL was next, and, since the opening allowed it, Henley also squeezed in. His curiosity had overcome his cautiousness.

Three diver lights shone into the room simultaneously, all three scanning in different directions. The room was definitely not empty: It was filled with electronic gear, consoles, and even computers — all things that wouldn’t fare well in seawater. The beams from all three lights regrouped in the middle of this assemblage of now ruined equipment — where a Shkval torpedo lay in a cradle, the hook of a chain hoist suspended about two feet above it.



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