Spy Tugs
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The rust-streaked hull of the old tugboat, the "Spy Tug," looked utterly innocuous as it chugged through the choppy, grey-green waters of the harbor. Its paint was faded, and a single gull perched atop its smokestack, adding to the illusion of mundane maritime labor. Inside the wheelhouse, however, the captain’s eyes were not on the channel buoys but on a sleek, modern frigate moored at the distant naval pier. His calloused hands, which seemed to belong to a simple sailor, adjusted a dial on a console cleverly integrated into the ship's controls. Below deck, in a compartment hidden behind a false wall of greasy engine parts, a technician monitored a bank of sophisticated electronic surveillance equipment. Every digital whisper and radar pulse from the frigate was being captured, recorded, and analyzed with silent efficiency. This operation, codenamed "Two for the Price of One," was not merely about gathering signals intelligence from the single warship. The true, more ambitious target was the encrypted data-link it shared with a clandestine submarine hiding in the deeper waters beyond the headland. Success would deliver a twin set of invaluable secrets, all harvested from this single, unassuming vessel. The tugboat continued its slow, patient circuit, a master of disguise in a world of dangerous secrets.
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