January 24, Falkland Islands.
As dawn broke, a booming sound traveling from afar broke the silence, startling a flock of Arctic Terns that had migrated here for the winter.
A giant steel bird flew over the bay and, after circling at a reduced altitude for several rounds, reluctantly flew away, soon disappearing into the dense morning fog.
It was a reconnaissance aircraft from the Royal Bulan Navy.
About half an hour later, the bay was rippled with waves.
A Tiaoman submarine, its entire body painted in deep gray, surfaced, picked up a few frogmen hiding on the shore, and then submerged back into the ocean.
Moments later, the bay returned to calm.
However, the outside world was anything but calm.
Onboard the "Radiant."
More than ten minutes ago, after receiving the final report from a reconnaissance aircraft, Cunningham had admitted that his fears had become reality.
