Chapter 15 Summary

The men quickly locate the submarine and begin to enter it, as per their plan. Once the men are aboard, Pitt and Giordino have eighteen minutes of air remaining to look for the seamount entry. Sitting close to the Starbuck on the ocean floor, they find another wreck. They begin to search the sunken trawler. Pitt identifies it as the Andrei Vyborg and assumes Delphi's group sunk the Russian spy ship when it found the Starbuck.

Realizing they are running out of air, Pitt joins Giordino outside the trawler, where they discover an approaching underwater vehicle. They hide as best they can until the vehicle passes them. They continue to examine the seamount, looking for an opening, as their air is running out. Giordino and Pitt are caught in a swirling current by the seamount, causing Giordino to hang on the Pitt's leg...