Thanks to technology, what used to take days, weeks, or even months to communicate now takes only seconds. But while communication technology on shore is seamless, communication offshore has been somewhat lacking. The captain squinted through the rain-streaked cabin glass, watching the sea build in the fading light of a late August evening. The supply boat heaved as it rode the swell, heading steadily south. Another squall arrived and cloaked the bow in gray sheets.
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