Radio log transcript (16 DEC 91) :

EDT: Experimental Diving Team

SC: Surface Crew (Supervisor: Dr.███)

RT: Recovery Team



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07:03 - SC: Ok, One. How can your hear me down there?

07:03 - EDT: Loud and clear Doc. We are just above the sand now. Approaching grid [REDACTED].

Static noise

07:05 - EDT: Doc, do you read? It is not here. We got a solid 10 meters visibility, and no eyes on her.



07:05 - SC: One, are you sure about your GPS readings?

07:05 - EDT: Please, we went through this a thousand times. We are at the right spot. The ship isn't.

07:05 - SC: Copy that One.

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07:06 - SC: One, try to push about 50 meters, bearing 320.

07:06 - EDT: Copy, One is pushing.

07:06 - SC : Two is still with you, right?

07:06 - EDT: Affirmative.

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07:08 - EDT: Surface, do you read?

07:08 - SC: Send it.

07:09 - EDT: Two sees her. We are approaching.

07:09 - SC: Good job.

07:09 - EDT: Yeah. I see her aft.

07:09 - EDT: Hold on…

07:10 - EDT: She's moving Doc. Holy shit. I can see sand trailing behind her!

07:10 - SC: …Are you sure that this is not the ocean currents?

07:10 - EDT: Yes, the water is dead still here.

07:10 - SC: Copy, One. Don't spend too much time there. You heard the briefing.

07:10 - EDT: Well, it's just that… Never mind. We went around once already. I will try to get inside the hull. Two will stay outside and secure me.

07:10 - SC: Go for it.

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07:11 - EDT: I'm in, Surface. I got a closed door, down the deck stairs. Marking says "cold storage".

07:11 - SC: You are cleared to open it.

07:11 - EDT: The lock is sliding alright, no pro- OH FUCK!

Static Noise

07:12 - SC: Come in, One! Talk to me.

07:12 - EDT: I can't see shit, hold on.

07:13 - EDT: I'm swimming in pieces of rotting fish, I can't see past my arms.

07:13 - SC: Cool down, One. What is happening?

07:13 - EDT: It's full of dead fish! It spat a big cloud of mush when I opened the door.

07:14 - EDT: The water is warm inside. It feels thick too. Almost viscous.

07:14 - SC: Ok. Well, don't go in. You are probably swimming into the remnants of the crew's last batch.

07:14 - EDT: No, no Doc. She's been under for a couple of decades and some of the carcasses are looking fresh. It would be too long for- …

Static noise

07:15 - SC: One?

07:15 - EDT: Fuck, I think there is somebody inside, Doc. I almost bolted out.

Static noise

07:16 - EDT: Right. That's… Shit. Yeah, a dead body.

07:16 - SC: Copy One. Can you identify it?

07:16 - EDT: Female, half buried in this shit. I can barely see. Her face feels bloated. I'll try to take a pic.

07:16 - EDT: Think she is from the search party?

07:16 - SC: Possibly. Any navy insignia?

07:16 - EDT: No. Doc, I salvaged a lot of bodies, but no warm ones. Feels wrong.

07:16 - EDT: I think I picked up a dog tag, I'm just feeling around in the muck. This shit still hasn't dissipated, I want to get out of here.

07:16 - SC: Noted. Can you see anything else?

07:16 - EDT: No, I can see one meter in, tops. The rest of the room is full of these damn fishes. I can't go in further, I would have to dig into this.

07:16 - SC: Good copy, One. Seal the room and take a look around, alright?

07:16 - EDT: Yeah, I guess…

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07:17 - SC: One, do you see anything?

07:17 - EDT: Copy.

07:17 - SC: Copy what, one?

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07:18 - SC: One, update us.

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07:20 - SC: One, report.

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07:21 - SC: One, do you read?

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07:22 - SC: One, do you copy?

07:22 - SC: One, if you read, stand by for extraction.

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