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“‘We’?” Max repeated, sounding elated that they’d found anyone at all “How many are in there?”

Juan relayed the question

Twenty-six in engine room Rest of sub flooded

Out of a normal crew complement of a hundred twenty-nine—maybe more, since there were Navy SEALs on board—only twenty-six were still alive Tate had killed over a hundred US sailors to cover his crimes

“What’s your situation?” Juan asked them

Have immersion suits But hatch jammed

Iear stored on the sub To escape a downed sub, the sailors would put them on and enter the escape trunk’s air lock When the hatch opened, the buoyant suits, which were equipped with short-ter apparatuses, would float to the surface and double as life rafts until help arrived The probleet the hatch open to escape

“There’s about a ton of rocks covering the hatch How much air do you have left?”

CO2 building Estimate three hours O2 left

“I don’t think the US Navy will get here before then,” Max said

“Then we have to get those rocks off so they can get out,” Juan said

“I agree But if we start ht hear us”

“Let’s do it,” MacD said “We gotta get those boys out”

Juan nodded They’d have to risk it