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As the XO picked up the satellite phone, Jefferson saw fire spit from one of the Oerlikon cannons

She shoved Vargas to the deck and yelled, “Everyone get down!” just as the 20mm shells blasted the Deepwater’s superstructure

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Because the Portland was still behind the island, with no clear view of the Deepwater, Tate atching the feed frounfire ripped into the satellite dish and antennaethem to bits Now there was no way for the ship to call for help

“Good shooting, Durchenko,” Tate said into the radio

“Thank you, Commander,” Durchenko replied

He switched the coe

“Is the assault teae of the boarding party

“Li has the RHIB ready to go,” Ballard answered “Shouldn’t take us long to get over there I’ any resistance, but we’re set if they’re foolish enough to try”

“Excellent,” Tate said with a grin The aone exactly as planned “As soon as Durchenko has disabled their ship, head on over”

“Can’t wait”

He switched back to the Abtao “Durchenko, take out the engine roo But reun and sink her by accident”

“Aye, Commander”

The Portland was now rounding the edge of the island, so Tate had the main view screen in the op center switch to a view of both the Abtao and the Deepwater Theits aian to pour shells into the hull

Tate was capturing it all on video, a rogue Chilean Navy ship destroying an American research vessel He wanted to see the CIA make sense of that