"Full reverse!" Captain Bridger ordered sharply.
"Full reverse, aye," came the answer immediately, and the helmsman pulled back on the steering wheel as hard as he could. The ship jerked to a stop, but not quickly enough to avoid a column of fresh water in the Bermuda Triangle.
"Way heavy." Announced the helmsman.
"Ballasts away," Bridger commanded. It was done immediately and gave them just enough of a bounce to escape the fresh water. They escaped backwards.
"Call Commander Ford. Tell him to remain still and we'll come to him," Bridger ordered Tim O'Neil. Tim dialed the commander's shuttle but received no response. "I can't reach the commander, sir," he informed Nathan.
"Damn," Bridger swore, and ordered Miguel to find the commander with the WSKRS.
"The commander is still on shore," Miguel announced, finally, and the entire room let out its collective breath.
Minutes later, Miguel announced, "The commander's shuttle is wet, sir," and Bridger again ordered O'Neil to tell him they'd come to him not the other way around. Before he could, he was getting a distress call from the commander, "Mayday, mayday, this is MR4"
"Get to him," Bridger commanded, and the helmsman steered around the freshwater until they reached the commander. They couldn't reach him because he was in a column of fresh water. But, they sent a magnet to grab him and bring him back.