Deep Blue Sea
Chapter Eleven
They were going to need all of the luck they could get at this point. Captain Lee Crane pushed down the controls to head to the ocean floor just above 5,000 feet. He was worried once they were inside for where the sea lab had fallen inside might have all types of gases unknown to the scientists.
On board the Seaview number third man in line at the sonar/radar station was Lt. Ron Hanson telling Commander Morton behind his shoulder that the Crawler should be reaching the site for where the sea lab had fallen in. "Sir, they will need to be careful. I notice that the water currents are very strong in that particular area." Lt. Hanson replied with Commander Morton walking over to Admiral Nelson with the report.
He was shaking his head with looking down at the maps on the plotting table. "This isn't good at all Chip. I do hope that Lee and Rose Marie would be able to handle the controls if and when they get into trouble." He said with a shy out of his mouth. Chip just looked at the maps to stay quiet for now. However after a few moments, he went to stand behind Hanson as his shoulder fixture while making him a little bothered by it. You would think he would be used to it after years on board the Seaview.
Doctor Jameison came up front to see how everything was going on with the Control room crew. He had passed a number of the crew on the way over to the Control room. He had noticed just how tensed everyone would be. He was able to tell with the silence inside with no one was talking and just waiting to hear from the Crawler. And the main reason he came to the Control room was to give a report to Admiral Nelson on the health of Deep Blue Sea employees health.
He walked over to Admiral Nelson by the Plotting table to say into his ear that the tension was extremely high n the Seaview.
Nelson turned to face the doc and says in a low tone. "I know Doctor. There is nothing we can do about it until after this mission is over with. Otherwise we just go along with the flow."
"I understand Harriman. I just hope to god that the mission to rescue the equipment will be a successful one. At least with the Sea lab crew they are healthy and awaiting the good news." He said with handing him the report onto the plot table before heading back to sick bay.
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The crawler was about one thousand feet away before checking the water currents. Patterson spoke to them to let them know to be very careful. the water currents were at thirty knots.
Crane cursed letting it fall out of his mouth. "Damn! This is not good at all. I suggest everyone tightened your safely belts once we are pulled into the currents. Rose Marie, I need you to keep you're hands on the controls. Because one the Crawler is caught, I won't be able to break away by myself." He says with Rose Marie setting herself in tighter and checking the controls in front of her.
They were getting closer and closer to the destination. All of a sudden the crawler was pulled by the currents. While Lee and Rose Marie were working hard to steady the controls.
"Push back the controls Rose Marie!" He screamed out in order for her to hear. Everything was out of whack until Crane and Rose Marie were able to upright the crawler after breaking away from the current to bring them to the entrance for where the sea lab had fallen inside.
Rose Marie had to asked on whether everyone was all right.
She was able to hear a series of replies from Patterson, Ron and her own husband. While gathering up his wits to ask Hanson to send a message to the Seaview to advise them that they will be entering the opening.
"Right away, sir." Hanson replied with sending a coded message to the Seaview.