LEVIATHAN

Jack felt the deck straighten, but knew through his stomach that Leviathan was still sinking at incredible speed. He struggled toward the intercom and smashed his hand against the button.

“Conn, this is Collins in engineering!” he screamed. “We have a massive breach open to the sea!”

“Abandon the compartment, Colonel … seal the area!” Heirthall responded.

Collins shook his head and fought his way through the chest-high water. He didn’t have to go far when the flooding and current grabbed him and threw him toward the hatchway. He grabbed for the coming and held on. Then he gained his feet and struggled with the heavy hatch, attempting to close it as the water rushed out of engineering. The torrent was just too much, and he knew that the next compartment and companionway would soon flood and be too much for Leviathan‘s pumps to shed.

Collins was losing the entire deck.