Chapter 1, Nautilus - Chapter 2, Dragons of Okinawa Summary

The first solar eclipse of the new millennium starts and then the ground begins to shake. Jack and his crew on Deep Fathom are in the middle of an attempt to salvage the gold that is on the Kochi Maru at the bottom of the ocean. By nightfall, there is chaos. Bodies are everywhere, the Aleutians are gone, and the living are in stunned disbelief. Fires burn, volcanoes erupt and tsunami forces inundate the Hawaiian Islands. The quake opens the ground around the Kochi Maru and she sinks into the lava around it. Air Force One hits turbulence and goes down into the ocean and Jack Kirkland is called in by his former commander General Houston to salvage the black boxes Vice President Nafe uses the accident to escalate tensions with...