The Golden Catch by Roger Weston

Author:Roger Weston [Weston, Roger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Weston Publishing Enterprises
Published: 2011-04-29T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

The Pinisha crawled westward at 10 knots. On the bridge, Shipmaster Chung stood at his perch at the windshield gazing out across an expanse of ocean. Chung walked over and checked the radar. He looked over at Won-song, the first mate, who was studying the electronic chart like an admiral combing over his attack plan.

Chung straightened his posture and said, “We have two radar pips, Mok Don and his crew arriving in helicopters.”

“The men are looking good,” Won-song said. “Spit and polish.”

Shipmaster Chung peered at him coldly. “They better look sharp, or I’ll have them licking the chrome off the taffrail.”

“How many men is Mok Don bringing with him?”

“Forty.” Chung watched him carefully and noticed his look of surprise.

Won-song looked at Chung with and adjusted his narrow, red-rimmed glasses. “Why so many? I haven’t gotten used to having Hyun on board yet. The little creep was shooting seagulls off the stern this morning. Had a pile of dead birds on the deck.”

“I know, he threw bread to attract them.”

“He must have killed a hundred.”

“So what if he killed some seagulls. You’re talking about a man who blew up a family and bragged about it.”

“You see what I mean? We have a bunch of sickos on board.”

Chung leaned over the radar. “And here they come. Mok Don and forty more creeps.”

“I’m serious--why so many?”

“Mok Don said he had his reasons. Probably using the situation as an opportunity to promote internal cooperation. You don’t know how lucky we are to work at sea. Out here we’re insulated from all the politics. Except right now our luck is on hold.” Shipmaster Chung reexamined the radarscope. They were almost on top of him. He lifted his binoculars. There they were—two birds heading straight for the Pinisha. As they approached the Pinisha, the noise got loud. First one, then the other, landed on the aft helicopter pad. After dropping twenty men, the first helicopter lifted off again and sped towards the horizon. The second set down on the pad. Twenty-one men unloaded. Mok Don was the last.

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