Submerge

"You could see the damage immediately. Open scar in her hull. Aside from that, nothing too bad. Some barnacles have already started attaching themselves to the underside. Some paint peeling where there were scratches in the white.

Fixing those little things would come later. The idea now is to tie the cables on, patch up the hole, attach and fill the float bags, then raise her up.

It'll take a week or two of diving, but that's nothing when you consider the years of being out on the water to come."

An entry in ShuffleComp: Disc 2. Inspired by "The Mary Ellen Carter" by Stan Rogers" and "Jusqu'a la Mort" by Barbara Eugênia.