Threat vector by Michael DiMercurio

Author:Michael DiMercurio [DiMercurio, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Submarines (Ships), Submarine combat
ISBN: 0451408764
Publisher: New York : Onyx Book
Published: 2000-06-08T04:00:00+00:00

rungs carefully to the top of the sail. Over the bridge coaming she could see Dietz wearing a khaki jacket and binoculars, his petty officer lookout behind him along with another petty officer phone talker. Petri climbed over the coaming, noticing that the men kept their eyes averted as she hoisted her long legs over the bulkhead. She stood on the grating leading below to the forward compartment upper level, then stepped the four steps up the flying bridge, which was just three temporary stainless-steel handrails bolted to the top of the sail. From here Petri was twelve meters above the water of the slip, a tall crow's-nest vantage point overlooking the harbor. To the right, on the other side of the cruiser berths, the cruise ship could be seen getting ready to depart. The Princess Dragon would proceed down the channel with Devilfish bringing up the rear.

"Officer of the Deck, remove the gangway," Petri commanded, accepting binoculars and a handheld VHF radio from the lookout. She put the binoculars to her eyes and looked northward to see the aircraft carrier piers, where the tugboats were swarming around the hull of the USS John Paul Jones. Jones would be putting to sea last, several hours after Devilfish steamed past. Once in unrestricted waters, with the carrier air group's F/A-18s, F-22s, and F-45s, the cruise ship with the brass embarked would be as secure as a baby in its mother's arms.

A crane on the pier rumbled with diesel-engine growls as it pulled the gangway up and off the hull.

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