His screen showed a large number of slow moving dots, each with a name and number. The dots represented every ship moving in and out of waters controlled by the Westbourne Corporation. However, it wasn’t the moving dots that interested him. No, what held his attention was the stationary dot, which symbolized the HMS Singleton. For close to an hour the ship hadn’t moved more than an inch. Clearly the ship was anchored.Samson reached for the phone just to the left of his keyboard.“Hello, Ops, could you patch me through to the Singleton please?”Several seconds passed, before a voice filled his ear.“This is Captain Jacklyn Coonan of the Singleton, how may I help you?”“Yes captain, my name is Mathew Samson. I’m the chief in control of maritime traffic. I’ve noticed your ship appears to be anchored.”“That’s right. We have had some engine difficulties, so we’ve anchored while our engineers fix the problem.”“I see. Can we offer you any assistance?”“Thank you, but that won’t be necessary.
