April 8th, 1891 - Evening

Captain J. Alfred Darrow,

I write with some urgency, and am eschewing pleasantries accordingly — the Cruise Ship Santa Antonina has gone down off the coast of Portugal at roughly [nautical coordinates]. As the Santa Antonina is a British ship with primarily British passengers, our Ministry is taking point on rescue efforts for all passengers. I find myself in need of a ship to lead rescue efforts — is your vessel appropriate for this?

Please let me know as swiftly as possible. If so, you shall of course have the full support of the resources of the Ministry in the rescue efforts; we will supply rescue personnel from the Ministry and Hospitals, but at the moment transportation is the first concern.

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Regards,
Minister J. L. Ross