"Ma'am it looks like you have been shot in the shoulder you are going to need to go to hospital ma'am and have that bullet removed when we return to base. Keep it in this sling and rest it please" replies Jones

"Thanks Jones but I will be staying here it can be in the sling but I am not leaving my post."

The RHIBS have returned to Hammersley the boat is unfit for towing and is being sunk to prevent a shipping hazard. Buffer and the X return to the bridge to inspect what damage has been done.

"X care to explain why again you have allowed the Bridge of Chandlers to be fired at. Even more so the fact this has happened more than once."

"Um…. I have no idea mam"

"Really X I wonder what Buffer has to say about that"

"Buffer you got any ideas?"

"Um …. Yes I do ma'am there was a lone member on the front of the boat I told the X about him but he did not seem at all bothered or worried even when I explained that they had a gun and someone needed to go deal with him. He told me to leave it for now we get him later. Next thing I notice is this speed boat zooming away. I think that this might have been some sort of plan by the owners of the vessel and the lone gunman on the front of the FFV was a decoy so we would not see the other boat coming." Buffer is giving Kate this I have more to tell you but can't in front of these guys look which Kate notices

"Thank you Buffer both dismissed. Buffer can I have a word with you in my cabin please"

"Yes Ma'am" Kate and Buffer both go off to her cabin

"Ok Buffer take a seat. First thing as you will be aware of once we dock Mike is going to be one pissed off person to see me injured yet again so we got to make sure the X stays below deck till Mike has gone. Also the look you were giving me care to explain more to me as it seemed you wanted to say something but felt like you could not."

"Ma'am I think there is something up with the X he was more concerned about picking a fight with me than dealing with the passengers on the boat and also he spoke to them in some language which I have no idea how to understand I think he might be behind all of this. Don't you think it is strange how none of our equipment gets damage but twice you have been hurt? I don't trust him or like him Mam and I think he should be removed from this boat."

"Thank Buffer I know him from ADFA and officer training school he was an egg head then and still seems that way does he follow anything I say before you guys do boarding's?"

"He does to a point mam he does not search the guys I do that knowing how pissed you would be if it is not done and personally I don't want to be blamed for getting you hurt or anything happening on board this ship"

"Ok Buffer thanks for that I will talk to Maxine about it when we are docked and I have had my shoulder checked Jones thinks there is a bullet in it might need surgery which as you are well aware of I hate hospitals" Buffer laughs at this

"Ok Buffer you can go now thanks we should be back in port in about 2hours"

Kate heads back to the bridge. Kate decides that she should contact Hammersley before she docks and inform Mike of what has happened