Chapter 15 - Unmasking the Mastermind
Armed with Evelyn's critical intelligence, the US Navy and Coast Guard coordinated a high-seas interdiction off the Florida coast.
Victor Sterling’s two-hundred-foot luxury megayacht, The Sovereign Star, was tracked cruising through international waters near Key West.
Two Coast Guard cutter ships pulled alongside the massive yacht, illuminating its teak decks with blinding searchlights.
"This is the United States Coast Guard! Cut your engines and prepare to be boarded under federal maritime authority!" the captain broadcasted.
From the yacht's bridge, billionaire CEO Victor Sterling slammed his fist against the mahogany console in absolute rage.
"Launch the decoy speedboat from the rear bay! We are not going down without cleaning the servers!" Sterling shouted to his crew.
Before the crew could activate the launch bay, Navy SEAL teams fast-roped down from twin blackhawk helicopters directly onto the upper deck.
They secured the bridge within ninety seconds, placing plastic cuffs on the private security guards without firing a single shot.
Victor Sterling was intercepted attempting to flush a micro-encrypted flash drive down the master stateroom toilet.
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A federal agent wrestled the drive from his hand, snapping the plastic casing in half to preserve the uncorrupted data inside.
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