Nine
Friday, April 22
Lake Gatun, Panama Canal
Back aboard the Bougainville, Eva geared up in her swimsuit and snorkel gear. From the looks of it, Jose had been ready to go for quite some time. Axel fitted them both with a full-face mask with a customized communication device. This would allow him to talk to them and communicate Delphi Imago’s translation of the dolphins’ whistles and clicks. He already had the sound system all set up.
The well deck’s ramp had stayed down all day, from the comings and goings of their Zodiac for their BCI tour. The crew gathered above on the aircraft carrier deck to watch, and across the water, Nancy and several other scientists were watching from aboard the Smithsonian’s vessel. A group of Marines used slings to transport the dolphins from their inflat
