There's Something in the Sea - Phase Three: The Boat

Phase 3 of "There's Something in the Sea" began November 5th, 2009. It continues where the events of Phase Two left off. In November of 1968 Mark Meltzer sets off on a boat from Baltimore, Maryland to continue the search for his daughter Cindy overseas.

Day One: November 5
Clicking on the "Gone Fishin" note in Mark's office from Phase Two causes a new window to pop up. The site of Phase Three is inside a metal room of a boat that is out at sea. Just like the office from Phase Two there are three views around the room that can be switched by clicking on arrows at the side of the screen. There is a loud mechanical hum in the background.

Mark's typewriter, coffee cup, microphone, and the photo of Amanda and Cindy are on his new fold-out desk in the center. Clicking on the photo returns you to Phase Two.

Many of Mark's books and the tape recorder machine are also present. Clicking on the left filing cabinet drawer reveals all the folders from Phase Two. Notably, what appears to be a land mass in the distance can be seen from the porthole, possibly indicative that Mark is close to the lighthouse leading to Rapture.

Day Two: November 6
In the Mark's room on the boat there is a new note from Dash Carmady, along with three more photos he has taken of the floor tiles in Lutwidge's lab sitting in an open folder on the crate. The pictures form an 8x8 checker board when put together.

These photo's are the final clue to the solving of the 5x5 level of the Metal Box Puzzle.

The photos and solution can be found on the Puzzle Boxes page.

Once every 30 minutes or so, a transient, faint red glow can be seen emanating from the structure visible through the port-hole.

Day Three: November 9
There is a new two-page letter to Dash from Meltzer on Meltzer's desk, and the metal box has appeared, having been placed on the bookshelf to the left.

A new message from Phil Isidore appeared on the communication box, blinking red.

Site Location Change:

Between November 8th and 9th the url locations of Mark's office and boat room were switched. The boat (Phase Three) is now at http://www.somethinginthesea.com/home.html and Mark's room in Montauk (Phase Two) is at http://www.somethinginthesea.com/bioroom/. It appears that the url location of the map from Phase One has also changed to http://www.somethinginthesea.com/bioroom/map/index.html

If the viewer tries to access the Phase Three site through an old direct link ( http://www.somethinginthesea.com/ship/ ) they will find only an unupdated version of the site.

Day Four: November 10
Mark has Cindy's personal "A Child's Garden of Cyphers" book on his dresser next to a letter from Amanda Meltzer.

The book looks like it has seen much use and is very dirty compared to the copy that Mark had in Phase Two. It has Cindy's signature on it and a short cypher message: "KEEP OUT!!!" It can be opened by clicking on a tab sticking out the side. Inside the book is a cryptic word search, which is a clue to the solution of the fourth level of the Metal Box Puzzle.

The transcript and solutions to the word search can be found on the A Child's Garden of Cyphers page.

There is now a "RADIO CALL LOG" memo hanging on the side of the shortwave radio.

Day Five: November 11
On Mark's desk, there is a tape recording that says (Lutwidge 6/58 "Terra Incognito" XVI= Le Maison Dieu). There is also a note from Mark attached to it.

Also, on Mark's mirror there is a message from Capt. Casey Ferrence, saying that they will ship out at Day Break.

In the August 8-20 archive folder The Frozen Triangle book is open to the chapter titled "Leviathan." Previously only the front and back cover of the book could be seen. This change is probably related to solving the fourth level of the Metal Box.

Day Six: November 12
There is a new note from Mark pinned to his bulletin board. It refers to a book on the shelf of Mark's desk, written by Jeremiah Lynch and titled "The Atlantean Bequest: Being A Meditation Upon The Megaliths Of Eire". There is also a letter from Mark in the typewriter; the letter is for his wife Amanda, explaining why he has "to chase this to the end".

Day Seven: November 13
There's a new message from Roscoe Inman. Also, Mark left a note about the puzzle.