By the time they reached the source of the disturbance, the crew was in full operational rhythm. Katherine attached the inspection camera to their deep-sea drone herself. She had learned not to delegate the things that mattered most. With practiced hands, she calibrated the feed and initiated the descent.
Her crew took their positions at the heavy-lift cranes and towing pontoons. The water was still unusually clear—almost eerie. The drone slipped beneath the surface like a ghost, and Katherine took her position at the dashboard. Through the live feed, she scanned coral-streaked rocks, scattered debris, and then—something unmistakably foreign.