The judgment of Johan Coull

In the cold, restless waters of the North Sea, a seasoned salvage crew gathers around a mysterious shipwreck that has drawn their attention for weeks. While divers painstakingly repair a sunken cruiser, a lone diver discovers an uncanny sight: five untouched German submarines lying side by side on the seabed, alongside a crippled freighter whose name is barely legible through tangled seaweed. The crew’s managing director, the pragmatic Big Jim, and his trusted officers debate the odds of such a discovery and what it might mean for their work and the wider war.

As the men weigh the risks of raising these silent war machines, tension builds between curiosity and caution. The cramped saloon buzzes with speculation, tobacco smoke, and the heat of a long, oppressively hot day, while the sea outside keeps its secrets. Listeners are drawn into a world of gritty shipbreakers, relentless ocean depths, and the eerie allure of a hidden wartime relic waiting to be unearthed.