Chapter Thirty Three
Getaway
Fast Boat II, the launch with the largest passenger capacity, eased along side and the teams, which converged on the starboard rail, began the difficult task of transferring the former captives to the bobbing, rigid inflatable twenty feet below. This was accomplished with each girl, fitted with a life jacket and an attached safety line, escorted down the swaying ladder and onto the launch’s pitching deck. This process took time, but allowed Groff and Bibi to deal with the unpleasant task of making sure there were no survivors among the pirate/slaver crew
Isa and Capstan Oberly, who were conveniently on the bridge when Bibi burst through the starboard door, both reached for their automatics, only to freeze in mid reach and then collapse when the .45 ball amm
