Making good use of the night, USS Los Angeles emerged half a kilometre from the coast. Six figures arrived on the scene and took up positions on deck, next to the dry shelter.

One by one, they entered the icy waters and thirty seconds later, the submarine dived again and disappeared. The six SEAL operators swam together towards the coast. This wasn’t a common kind of insertion, but they were trained for these types of situations.

To avoid being discovered by the civilian population before they fulfilled their mission, they headed for one side of the beach, where they used a breakwater for cover to advance along the beach. They got out of the water in single file, flippers in hand, each one covering their sector.

There was only one kilometre between this point and the complex where, according to intelligence, the hostage was being held. Using the breakwater and natural covers of sand dunes, the six SEAL operators were able to reach the Juliet meeting point without any setbacks.

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