ɹˈiːəlˌaɪzɪŋ ðætðə ʃˈɪp nˈiːdᵻd ɐ kˈæptɪn ðæt hˈæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn "sˈɪɾɪŋ wɪð hɪz fˈɪŋɡɚɹ ɔnðə tɹˈɪɡɚ", ðə nˈuː juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ˈɜːθ ˈoʊʃənz ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ jˌuːˌiːˈoʊ ɹᵻkɹˈuːts bɹˈɪdʒɚ tʊ ɐsˈuːm kəmˈænd ʌvðə bˈoʊt hiː dɪzˈaɪnd.
Realizing that the ship needed a captain that had not been "sitting with his finger on the trigger", the new United Earth Oceans Organization (or UEO) recruits Bridger to assume command of the boat he designed.