CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
USS Halibut – Shelikhov Gulf
It took us less time than the weather. I mean, we were on the bottom in the splash zone, quietly waiting for the weather to cooperate. We stood regular watch rotation, and were on a relaxed alert – just in case.
Actually, when I said we were on the bottom in the zone, I really meant we were somewhere in the vicinity. As soon as it calmed down a bit topside, we were prepared to do a grid search with the Fish. Buck – Senior Chief Buck Christman – was in hot standby with his crew. They really had had nothing to do since the original search for the cable.
I was still on watch rotation, but what that really meant was hanging around in Control, just in case. Once things settled down sufficiently for my guys to go out, I would retire to the di
