The polished wood and gleaming metal fixtures seemed to blur as he hurtled past, each moment stretching into what felt like an eternity of frantic, heart-stopping urgency.
Behind him, several security personnel, also swept up in the whirlwind of the unfolding crisis, struggled to maintain their footing. The yacht’s once-calm atmosphere, a serene escape on the open sea, had rapidly devolved into a chaotic battleground.