Only rarely do opposing forces encounter each other in infantry battles.

Marine and Iraqi forces were encountering explosives nearly every day.

These forces encountered little resistance from the considerably smaller Dominican population.

That force had encountered no resistance, and arrived here sooner than expected.

The force encountered no organized resistance, and appeared to have caught Iraqi forces completely off guard.

Crauford's force encountered much heavier opposition than had been expected.

The German forces initially encountered little resistance, and their line of advance to the west quickly became apparent.

There were perhaps a dozen of them, a small force by comparison to some she had seen, almost encountered.

By 800hrs on May 23, the battle was over, as the forces encountered little resistance.

What if the forces within the ship were encountering the same unexpected resistance?