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nose-first,” the Admiral continued. “The ICBMs wouldn’t explode and the reactor wouldn’t flood since it’s protected by water-tight doors. Additionally, the reactor would scram and automatically drop the control rods once the downward pitch becomes too steep.”
“The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a heck of a lot shallower than the Pacific Ocean,” a Homeland Security official added. “We could dispatch ships, equipment and DSRVs to search for survivors and then raise the Alaska to the surface.”
“I don’t think it would come to that.” The Chairman jumped in. “I’m sure the minute that boat starts taking on water, they’ll cut their engines and escape hatches will start popping open. The SEALs on the scene could board the Alaska, take out the hostiles and secure enough watertight doors to stop the flooding.”
“What if they don’t pop the hatches?” the Marine Commandant queried.
“Then we’ll do it the hard way and let the Alaska sink to the bottom,” replied the Chairman. “Divers could come in later with underwater blow torches and cut their way through the hull.”
“I’m sold,” the President exclaimed. “It’s not pretty, but we don’t have a lot of time. Admiral, get SEALs in the water and launch the fighter-bombers from the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island.”
“Very good, sir,” replied the Admiral.
Strait of Juan de Fuca
The news helicopters from the KING 5 and KOMO 4 television stations tracked the giant submarine from the air as it passed next to Dungeness Spit.
“Get cameras rolling,” the producer yelled to the cameraman over the sound of the helicopter rotors. “I haven’t seen a slow-motion chase like this since I followed O.J. down the San Diego freeway.”
“No one got a Pulitzer Prize for covering O.J.,” the cameraman called back.
“This is much bigger!” the producer shouted. “Big like when Captain Kirk stole the Enterprise to rescue Spock.”
“Dude, your whole life is a movie,” the cameraman replied with a laugh. “Position the satellite dish and let’s start sending this home so our boss won’t think we’re on a wild goose chase.”
Within minutes, the video of the fleeing submarine began streaming back to television stations in Seattle. Upon seeing what was going on, station managers interrupted their regularly scheduled programming with a breaking story and team coverage. The story quickly went viral and images of a submarine being chased by boats and helicopters were beamed to TVs, computer monitors, smartphones and iPads all around the world in vivid HD 1080p.
Poulsbo, Washington
Sitting at home watching the news, Caroline’s mom saw the waterborne chase and immediately picked up her Windows Phone to text her daughter.
“CAROLINE, IT’S MOM. UR ON TV”
USS Alaska
“Hey everyone, we’re on TV!” Caroline yelled throughout the control room after reading the text. “Helicopters are directly above us with video cameras. Is there a TV we can turn on around here?”
With that, a Yeoman began to run throughout the sub turning on every TV he could find. When Caroline changed the channels on the TV in the Control room, she saw the same images of their submarine that the rest of the world was seeing. The breaking news crawler inching across the bottom of the screen turned her blood cold.
“…U.S. SUBMARINE HIJACKED BY TERRORISTS…”
“But we’re not terrorists,” Caroline protested, as she looked at her grandfather.
“Obviously, neither the Navy nor the President believes we have anything to do with this,” commented Admiral Connery. “If they think terrorists are behind this, I expect the military will come at us with everything they’ve got.”
Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island
“You’re all clear for takeoff,” said a voice from the control tower.
“Roger that,” replied the pilot.
With that, the F/A-18 Super Hornet ignited its afterburners and screamed down the runway, blue flames shooting out
“The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a heck of a lot shallower than the Pacific Ocean,” a Homeland Security official added. “We could dispatch ships, equipment and DSRVs to search for survivors and then raise the Alaska to the surface.”
“I don’t think it would come to that.” The Chairman jumped in. “I’m sure the minute that boat starts taking on water, they’ll cut their engines and escape hatches will start popping open. The SEALs on the scene could board the Alaska, take out the hostiles and secure enough watertight doors to stop the flooding.”
“What if they don’t pop the hatches?” the Marine Commandant queried.
“Then we’ll do it the hard way and let the Alaska sink to the bottom,” replied the Chairman. “Divers could come in later with underwater blow torches and cut their way through the hull.”
“I’m sold,” the President exclaimed. “It’s not pretty, but we don’t have a lot of time. Admiral, get SEALs in the water and launch the fighter-bombers from the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island.”
“Very good, sir,” replied the Admiral.
Strait of Juan de Fuca
The news helicopters from the KING 5 and KOMO 4 television stations tracked the giant submarine from the air as it passed next to Dungeness Spit.
“Get cameras rolling,” the producer yelled to the cameraman over the sound of the helicopter rotors. “I haven’t seen a slow-motion chase like this since I followed O.J. down the San Diego freeway.”
“No one got a Pulitzer Prize for covering O.J.,” the cameraman called back.
“This is much bigger!” the producer shouted. “Big like when Captain Kirk stole the Enterprise to rescue Spock.”
“Dude, your whole life is a movie,” the cameraman replied with a laugh. “Position the satellite dish and let’s start sending this home so our boss won’t think we’re on a wild goose chase.”
Within minutes, the video of the fleeing submarine began streaming back to television stations in Seattle. Upon seeing what was going on, station managers interrupted their regularly scheduled programming with a breaking story and team coverage. The story quickly went viral and images of a submarine being chased by boats and helicopters were beamed to TVs, computer monitors, smartphones and iPads all around the world in vivid HD 1080p.
Poulsbo, Washington
Sitting at home watching the news, Caroline’s mom saw the waterborne chase and immediately picked up her Windows Phone to text her daughter.
“CAROLINE, IT’S MOM. UR ON TV”
USS Alaska
“Hey everyone, we’re on TV!” Caroline yelled throughout the control room after reading the text. “Helicopters are directly above us with video cameras. Is there a TV we can turn on around here?”
With that, a Yeoman began to run throughout the sub turning on every TV he could find. When Caroline changed the channels on the TV in the Control room, she saw the same images of their submarine that the rest of the world was seeing. The breaking news crawler inching across the bottom of the screen turned her blood cold.
“…U.S. SUBMARINE HIJACKED BY TERRORISTS…”
“But we’re not terrorists,” Caroline protested, as she looked at her grandfather.
“Obviously, neither the Navy nor the President believes we have anything to do with this,” commented Admiral Connery. “If they think terrorists are behind this, I expect the military will come at us with everything they’ve got.”
Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island
“You’re all clear for takeoff,” said a voice from the control tower.
“Roger that,” replied the pilot.
With that, the F/A-18 Super Hornet ignited its afterburners and screamed down the runway, blue flames shooting out
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