Chapter FifteenThree hours later
we were still waiting for news of Malcolm.
The chase had
proved fruitless. With the docks being so extensive, there were too
many hiding places and too few men. It looked like Malcolm had
gotten clean away. But there had been other progress. A thorough
search of The Morning Star had confirmed the presence of toxic
chemical waste in three different containers stored in different
parts of the hold. Samples had already been sent to the CSIR to
identify the toxins. The ship was now under quarantine along with
her crew, and the captain arrested.
The illness of the
crew, despite the containers being firmly sealed, had given
credence to the fact that at least some of the waste was
dangerously radio-active. Fortunately, The Morning Star had not
been
