Seventeen
Saturday, April 23
Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal
Though she’d fixed Finn’s needle and tubing, Eva was worried about the wholphin. And not just him—Taffy looked absolutely exhausted, the old girl just hanging like a fishhook in the water. These two were in no shape for what they’d just endured, especially after all the time they’d spent cooped up in the hold. And now they were stuck in fresh water; they couldn’t stay here for long.
Axel and Sarah, who had gone to the visitors’ center to find a way to communicate with the Bougainville, returned with news that Marines were coming for them on Zodiacs. The ship had survived the tsunami’s assault, but not without significant cost. Many crewmembers were injured, and some had been killed.
Eva shook her head sadly. If the tsunami ha
