They bobbed on the paddleboards with their legs dangling in the water and listened quietly, using their paddles to keep the boards from bumping the hull. They could hear odd machinery noises, but Shake decided that was likely generators somewhere inside the hull providing power for lights and utilities. The old ship was so heavily loaded that it didn’t have much freeboard. They could see across the deck by paddling just a few meters away from the hull. Shake motioned for Mike to proceed around the starboard side of the vessel, the side closest to the island, and cautiously check out the accommodation ladder.
He watched until Mike was out of sight and then dipped his paddle to turn his board around to the left. He intended to paddle slowly around the port side and then meet Mike back at th
