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"Le Grave! Set for a intercept course to the Hainan Star. Communications, contact War Room and ask them to ask the Espiritian government for acces to their waters incase the Hainan Star tries to flee. Ask them for a Chinese translator as well. How is the situation with our armed guard?"
Word comes back from the Command Center not to enter St. Espiritian national waters. Unapproachable and Redeemer start tearing southward at flank speed, while Thorn suffers a major engine fault, reporting top speed to be five knots.
- Voshkod as demi-mod
- Voshkod as demi-mod
"Dammit, send a message to the War Room that the Thorn is leaving the taskforce. Also as them the direction of the Hainan Star and if there are any submarines in the vicinity. Then ask the Thorn if they require in port reparation, if so then it is allowed to go to the nearest port. If not then it should repair it's engine with the upmost speed and then patroll on it's own. If required I shall signal for a tug. Also, make the chopper ready for take of. Once we are close enough to the Hainan Star for the chopper to get there and back +15 minutes it is to take off and intercept the Hainan Star."
It is dark, the sea illuminated by a half-moon, when the blip suspected to be Hainin Star resolves on the surface radar. The chopper lifts off immediately, and flies south.
Within a quarter-hour, the chopper pilot calls back. "Unapproachable, this is Birddog. I have the target in sight. She's making about twelve knots toward the shore southeast of Hurteau. Estimate she's about two miles out and she is running dark, hazard to navigation."
- Voshkod as demi-mod
Within a quarter-hour, the chopper pilot calls back. "Unapproachable, this is Birddog. I have the target in sight. She's making about twelve knots toward the shore southeast of Hurteau. Estimate she's about two miles out and she is running dark, hazard to navigation."
- Voshkod as demi-mod
"Contact the Hainan Star, identify ourselves and order them to stop immediately though stay polite. Armed Guard ready?
The radioman got to work. "Attention M/V Hainan Star, attention M/V Hainan Star, you have entered Eutopian national waters. Heave to and prepare to be boarded, repeat, heave to and prepare to be boarded." He turned to the Admiral. "Nothing, sir."
The chopper pilot called in. "Sir, he's revved up his engines and is moving fast. He's about a mile and half out. Wait one. Sir, I'm seeing some signal lights from the shore. Red and blue strobes, sir."
- Voshkod as demi-mod
The chopper pilot called in. "Sir, he's revved up his engines and is moving fast. He's about a mile and half out. Wait one. Sir, I'm seeing some signal lights from the shore. Red and blue strobes, sir."
- Voshkod as demi-mod
"Seagall 1, are those signals coming from the St Esperitian shore? How long untill the Hainan Star has reached Esperitian waters? Communications, tell the Hainan Star that they will have to stop immediately or we will use violence included heavy weapons. Le Grave, can we reach the Hainan Star before it enters Esperitian waters? Contact War Room and ask them for a jet to take this SOB out if he tries to escape and notify them that we are planning to force the Hainan Star to stop. In the meanwhile get all weapons loaded with real ammo and ready to rock and roll."
The bridge enters the near-confusion of battle. The radioman is chanting: "M/V Hainin Star, M/V Hainin Star, this the Eutopian warship Unapproachable, heave to and prepare to be board. We will fire on you, repeat, we will fire on you!" He shakes his head. "Still nothing, sir!"
An aide slidles up behind the Admiral. "Command and Ops can't scramble anything for us, sir. No air support, everything's over the cities."
The chopper pilot is almost constantly on another channel. "Lights are from Eutopian shore, vessel is moving toward the lights, one mile out."
Weapons master comes over the intercom. "Sir! Our main gun is in range and we have radar tracking. Say the word and she's fish food."
"This is Redeemer," comes another voice, "we are in range and ready to engage on orders."
- Voshkod as demi-mod
An aide slidles up behind the Admiral. "Command and Ops can't scramble anything for us, sir. No air support, everything's over the cities."
The chopper pilot is almost constantly on another channel. "Lights are from Eutopian shore, vessel is moving toward the lights, one mile out."
Weapons master comes over the intercom. "Sir! Our main gun is in range and we have radar tracking. Say the word and she's fish food."
"This is Redeemer," comes another voice, "we are in range and ready to engage on orders."
- Voshkod as demi-mod
The andrenaline started to kick in but Henry J. Tulp had learned to ignore it or otherwise use it for his own good.
"Contact Command and Ops and tell them that there are possible terrorists on the shore and give them the coordinates. If needed we might be able hunt them down with our choppers. Mr Thorson, if it's possible to give the Hainan Star a warning shot 25 or so meters before it's bow that would be wonderfull and you are cleared to fire but notify Seagull 1 first so that it can get away for safety reasons.
Contact the Redeemer, thank them and ask them to wait."
"Contact Command and Ops and tell them that there are possible terrorists on the shore and give them the coordinates. If needed we might be able hunt them down with our choppers. Mr Thorson, if it's possible to give the Hainan Star a warning shot 25 or so meters before it's bow that would be wonderfull and you are cleared to fire but notify Seagull 1 first so that it can get away for safety reasons.
Contact the Redeemer, thank them and ask them to wait."
For the first time in recent memory, the main gun of Unapproachable roared out in anger. Chief Thorson landed the shot well, as a huge plume of water leapt up before Hainan Star.
"Whoa!," the chopper pilot said, "that got their attention! Looks like they've cut their engines, no change in course though, and . . . holy crap! Something's going on, sir, I have a lot of new IR targets coming up on deck. There's a bunch of people leaving belowdecks right now. Can't tell what's going on."
- Voshkod, as demi-mod
"Whoa!," the chopper pilot said, "that got their attention! Looks like they've cut their engines, no change in course though, and . . . holy crap! Something's going on, sir, I have a lot of new IR targets coming up on deck. There's a bunch of people leaving belowdecks right now. Can't tell what's going on."
- Voshkod, as demi-mod
"Allright, thank you Seagall 1, now Mr. Le Grave bring us closer to the Hainan Star and.....wait.....ignore that order. Seagall 1, how close is the Hainan Star to the shore?"
"Bloody hell..." it all add up. Why in god's name would a merchantmarine vessel which is obviously doing SOMETHING illegal and close to the border with another nation sail towards the shore instead of just crossing the border?
"They are planning to flee allright but they aint taking the Star with them! Communications I want the Redeemer to send it's chopper in the air with as much armed personell on board as possible and then contact the War Room that we need boots on the place the signals come from ASAP, let them get as much people there as possible, FLEA, Marines, soldiers, HPD, I don't care if they even get some dogcatchers over there but we need to get some men over there!" And the Admiral pointed with his wooden arm towards the light signals "In the meanwhile I want us not to get to close to the Hainan Star."
"Seagall 1, how many men do you think are on the deck of the Hainan Star now? What type of ship is it?"
"They are planning to flee allright but they aint taking the Star with them! Communications I want the Redeemer to send it's chopper in the air with as much armed personell on board as possible and then contact the War Room that we need boots on the place the signals come from ASAP, let them get as much people there as possible, FLEA, Marines, soldiers, HPD, I don't care if they even get some dogcatchers over there but we need to get some men over there!" And the Admiral pointed with his wooden arm towards the light signals "In the meanwhile I want us not to get to close to the Hainan Star."
"Seagall 1, how many men do you think are on the deck of the Hainan Star now? What type of ship is it?"
"Target vessel is a small container ship, sir, but she's riding high in the water. Currently I have about a hundred targets on deck. I could illuminate her, sir, but . . . crap! They're going over the side. I have IR targets entering the water, and they're letting down some boats!"
- Voshkod as demi-mod
- Voshkod as demi-mod
"What the he.....about a hunderd targets? Dammit I need boots on the ground! Either this is a large incursion of insurgents or these are just illegals trying to enter Eutopia for work. Dammit why doesn't Levarge answer me. Bah, Seagall 1 illuminate her, Seagall 2 what is your status? Communications, any word from War Room?"
"Message from Command and Ops, sir!"
Just then, Seagulls 1 and 2 illuminate the target. Hainan Star, under the harsh glare of the two spotlights, is revealed as a small, rusty container vessel, its decks crowded with people. Some of them are trying to get small boats over the side; others are just jumping.
"Unapproachable, Seagull 1 here. I can see women and children, on deck and in the water. I have some visible weapons on the deck, men with assault rifles, but no hostile action has been taken."
- Voshkod as demi-mod
Just then, Seagulls 1 and 2 illuminate the target. Hainan Star, under the harsh glare of the two spotlights, is revealed as a small, rusty container vessel, its decks crowded with people. Some of them are trying to get small boats over the side; others are just jumping.
"Unapproachable, Seagull 1 here. I can see women and children, on deck and in the water. I have some visible weapons on the deck, men with assault rifles, but no hostile action has been taken."
- Voshkod as demi-mod
"Damnation! Allright, Seagull 2 is to go to the shore and drop it's men there, on the ground that is to say, the men are to capture or otherwise stop those that are lighting those signals. Then Seagall 2 is to go to the Unapproachable and pick up our armed men which are to be brought to the shore as well. Once those people from the Hainan Star arrive at the shore they may not be allowed to leave, the use of force is authorised, Seagall 1 should pay attention to the boats or people moving to the shore sothat none escape. Mr Levarge assign another 20 men with weapons and move us a bit closer to shore please."
"Allright, Le Grave, would it be possible to fire some light above the Hainan Star? Not the ones used against missiles but the one supposed to give alot of light. If possible fire on or two above the Hainan Star and order the Redeemer to get as close to the shore as possible but still quite some space between her and the Hainan Star. Then they should send their armed personell on shore."