The U.S.S. Virginia -- the first in the most
technologically advanced new class of U.S. attack
submarines -- sets sail, even as the Navy's
high-tech submarine program falls under attack
from a Congress that believes it unneeded.
But a threat no one anticipated is gliding
silently through dangerous waters. A rogue
Kilo-class submarine built by a shadowy and
powerful ally has become the latest weapon in
al Qaeda's terrorist arsenal. The submarine's
brutal strikes have created an explosive
hostage situation in the Pacific ... and have
left hundreds of people dead.
This new and stealthy terrorist threat must be
eliminated before more innocent lives are lost.
But the officers, crew, and Navy SEALs
aboard the Virginia will face more than they
anticipated in the turbulent waters of the
South China Sea -- as one untried American
sub races toward an explosive confrontation
with an old, cunning, and ruthless enemy.