“Sir, what on earth is that?”

The aide-de-camp looked blankly into the water as his commanding officer looked through his binoculars into the plume of black smoke that emanated from the blue sea’s horizon. He lowered them to his chest and took off his green-brimmed cap to block the sun from his eyes.

“I have absolutely no idea… Send a PV to scout it out.”

“Aye, sir.”

The aide-de-camp scampered away towards the dock’s outpost. The officer stood there in silence for a long while in the setting orange sun amongst the civilians that had also gathered to view the great gasconade of dark smoke. It was strange; nothing like this had ever happened to him or his previous officers… This was just a small fishing village, what conflict could come to a fishing village?

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MALAGASY CONFEDERATE NAVY COMMISSION --SPECIAL TRANSMISSION--

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION — FOR PK EYES ONLY

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MISSION REPORT-

Approx. 1800 hours a large plume of diesel smoke was reported off the coast of the remote Tsiombe-area village of Jumo. Patrol craft was sent by the local coast guard to survey the situation.

Approx. 1830 hours the patrol craft returned to port with three unidentified male bodies, several military-grade firearms, and a tattered Malawian flag.

2343 hours the Tsiombe military base is contacted and informed. Special operations forces are deployed within 15 minutes to Jumo. The sailors who were interviewed claimed that there was nothing left of the ship but floating bodies, boxes of firearms, the flag, and scrap metal. Some interviewees claimed that they saw more bodies deeper in the water but could not properly net them.

It is unknown where the craft hailed from. We can not confirm whether the three bodies originate from Malawi or not.

KOKI 896 OUT

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