This time, he can't keep the surprise from showing on his face. Momentarily at a loss, he glances over at the sullen, huddled group of still-dripping sailors, then back at their commanding office.

"If...if you're sure about that, sir," he says at last, uncertainly. "Though truth be told, the only other port of any size on the same compass heading would be...."

He can't bring himself to say it. Bellamy's trade depends on operating strictly within the confines of the law, and one doesn't just blithely mention the name of the Caribbean's most notorious port to officers of the Royal Navy -- no matter the circumstances.