Engineers Tried for Hours to Restart the “Dead” Warship — Then the Admiral Called a Retired Sailor No One Remembered

of people who had been running hard against a wall and were now watching someone approach it from a different angle.

Harold stepped to the main panel. “Lieutenant Johnson—initiate turbine ignition protocol, please.”

Johnson’s fingers moved across the panel. His hands were not entirely steady. The monitors shifted. Warning indicators that had been burning continue reading …