Preliminary steps
The coastal guard assigned to the search, Brendan, was apprehensive. But he couldn’t let his people down while they were watching. He crept approached the tiny top windows, carefully setting his first few steps on top of the blue boat. John, his partner and a member of his crew, joined him and they attempted to look inside.
Opening the door
The view via the little windows, however, seemed nearly black, so they offered little insight. Their only option was to do one thing. “We must open her up,” Brendan told his pal. John concurred, and they raised the ship’s hatch together.