Orca Keeps Circling Boat, Then A Passenger Sees What’s On Its Back

Silence Falls

One by one, the machines powered down, their relentless noise fading into an uneasy silence that settled over the damaged cove. The workers froze in place, some lowering their heads while others stared toward the patrol vessel.

The sudden quiet made the destruction around them feel even heavier, as if the coastline itself could finally be heard.