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“Put it on speaker so I can talk to them,” Juan said

After a moment, an accented voice replied, “Anacapa, this is the Brazilian Navy corvette Barosso We need no assistance”

“We picked up an odd signal froh they hadn’t “It seemed to be centered on your current location That’s ere worriedyou stopped”

“We need no assistance,” the voice repeated “Do not approach us Stay at least two miles away”

“Understood, Barosso Over and out”

“Communication ended,” Hali said

“Yeah,” Max said “They found the Kansas City”

“Murph,” Juan said, “do you think they have any rescue capability on the Barosso?”

Murph, as an expert on foreign navies’ weaponry, shook his head “Not unless they brought the equipment specifically for that purpose The Inhaúned for anti-submarine warfare”

“How long until the US Navy can arrive with a DSRV?”

A Deep-Subence Rescue Vehicle was a mini-sub built to connect to a nuclear submarine stranded underwater and transfer its crew to safety

“If the Navy already shipped it down here and attached it to another sub,on where they are right noice as long if the DSRV is still in the US”

With a disabled sub, every minute counted If any of the creas still alive, that could easily change if they had to wait another twelve hours

“What if we go down and check on it ourselves?” Juan asked Max “Nomad’s air lock can double as a decoet some of them out”

Max shrugged “It’s worth a shot But I don’t think that corvette would take too kindly to us just hanging around in the vicinity when they’re protecting a sunken US sub”