CHAPTER 28
Argo had found calmer waters by late that afternoon and, after a light dinner, the team gathered for drinks at the bar by the pool. The captain and Woodward had some duties to perform first, so Yuri took the opportunity to ask Dominique about them.
“Captain Fox has been with us for fifteen years,” she said, “though I’m not sure whether yacht duty is a let-down or a relief. I know he had a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy, but after that he spent many years on exploration missions to some crazy places, especially the Arctic and Antarctic.”
“That’s where I’ve heard the name before,” Yuri said. “The Narwhal expedition that was trapped in the ice seventeen or eighteen years ago. A storm surrounded the ship with thick ice floes and kept rescue missions grounded. After a few d
