Chapter 1.- The Boarding gone wrong
Clear blue sky all around and there is nothing but Blue Ocean for miles, Kate thinks to her as she gazes out to sea. "Beautiful day isn't it X?" Kate hadn't realised that swain was talking to him until after he had said the question swain asks as he comes up for his watch, "yeah you could say that" Kate replied absent minded. "Mam you should take a look at this" said nav. Kate walked over to the radar machine, "that's weird there were no ships on the radar 10 minutes and now there is two" said Kate as she pointed out the two dots which were now at the bottom of the screen and conjoining. "Nav can you get an EOD on them yet?" asked Kate returning to the seat and starting to talk into the speakers in the galley, "CO to bridge, CO to bridge" said Kate.
"What is the situation X?" Mike said as he comes up the stairs, "Sir we appear to have a boat doing illegal fishing on the horizon" she replied. "Well then we are just going to have to do something about that aren't we, X organise to send a RHIB over there and pronto" ordered Mike. "Yes sir" said Kate. "Hands to boarding stations, hands to boarding station" Kate ordered into the microphone.
Within Minutes there is a RHIB in the water and on its way to the illegal fishing boat, mike watched with despair in his eyes as he saw the woman he loved heading over to a boat who could have many different death traps, "X-RAY 82 this is Hammersly over" mike spoke into the radio. "Hammersly this is X-RAY 82 over" Kate replied, "thanks for checking in X carry on" mike requested "will do sir, X-RAY 82 out". The RHIB arrived at the Fishing boat and boarded.
"Spider and Buffer you check the Bridge and 2dads with me" Kate ordered, everyone searched the boat but no-one was recovered. Just as the crew were about to leave, gunshots were fired. Mike looked over towards the boat. Suddenly he saw what he feared, Kate lying on deck unconscious and red blood covering her navy overalls. "X-RAY 82 this is Hammersly over" mike shouted into the radio. There was no reply. "X-RAY 82 this is Hammersly over" Mike tried again. Still there was no reply and then all of a sudden Buffer's voice came over the radio. "Sir there's been an incident and the X is badly injured, she's been shot in the chest and is really badly bleeding, turns out these people on the boat are escaped prisoners , But we need swain over here ASAP" Buffer said, "right we will send him over right away and tell the AFP about the boat" mike replied.
The second RHIB was in the water and over to the Boat within minutes. Buffer handed the Radio to Swain "Swain how is she?" mike asked, "not good sir she needs instant medical treatment because the bullet has hit her right above where the Heart is located and if she doesn't get proper treatment then she will not make it" swain replied, with tears welling up in his eyes he said "alright swain I'll organise for a Medivac to make its way over, just try to keep her stable" "I will try to sir" Swain said and then finished the radio conversation. Soon after the second RHIB left the boat the AFP arrived and took control of the situation