Hours later, the Sea Venture was safely anchored at its home port, surrounded by the flashing lights of the coast guard authorities. The two friends were safe, wrapped in warm blankets, drinking hot tea on the dock. Min-ho and Jun stood by the hull, talking with the lead rescue officer. Jun pointed back toward the tiny, green fish-finder screen still glowing in the cabin.
“We only saw a small, normal-sized blip on our screen,” Jun explained, shaking his head. “We had absolutely no way of telling it was a massive warship. We thought it was just a big school of mackerel.” The officer nodded sympathetically, wrapping a hand around his clipboard. “Don’t blame yourself. That class of submarine uses advanced stealth tiles. They are special blockers designed to absorb sonar signals, disguising a giant multi-ton warship as a harmless piece of sea life on civilian screens.”
Min-ho looked at Jun, a tired but relieved smile finally breaking through his exhaustion. “Well, Jun… we always talk about wanting to catch the biggest thing in the ocean. We almost brought home an entire submarine.” Jun laughed, looking out at the calm harbor. “Let’s leave the military weapons alone and try again tomorrow, Captain.” At least now, they had the option to.