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"A totally unforeseen obstacle, Rudi, I'm sorry"

Quick set his cap on his head and started for the door "I'll gather upthe antenna from your ship"

Gunn followed hie the operation from the Lanikai"

As soon as they were alone, Molly gazed at Sandecker with canny regard "How on earth did you ever convince the government to loan you the Glomar Explorer?"

"I bypassed official Washington andan offer they couldn't refuse"

Molly stared at him "You purchased the Glomar Explorer?"

"I chartered her," he corrected her "Cost "

"Is there rooet?"

"Circule with so ht about the deadly acoustic convergence, I'll sharess out of the funds And to be on the safe side, I hammered out a performance clause"

"Finding the Explorer nearby after the Navy refused the Roosevelt was like stuold mine"

"What luck giveth, luck taketh away" Sandecker shook his head slowly "The Explorer is in Molokai because of propeller shaft bearing failure during the voyage froet under way and put us on site before it's too late is open to question"

The big starboard cranes used to lift o deck of Lanikai Hooks attached to the boom cables were lowered and coupled to the antenna sections before hoisting and swinging them on board the Glomar Explorer, where they were stacked on an open area of the deck in numbered sequence for reassembly

Within two hours, the transfer was completed and the antenna sections tied down on board the Explorer The little cargo ship pulled up her anchors, gave a farewell blast of her air horn and beganout of the harbor, her part of the project finished Gunn and Molly waved as the Lanikai slowly pushed aside the green waters of the bay and headed out into the open sea

The NUMA teaned quarters and enjoyed a well-deserveddown in staterooone unused since the ship wrestled the Soviet sub from the deep waters of the Pacific Molly had taken over the role of house the team to make sure none had co the antenna breakdown

Gunn returned to the forhes