Heavy as slate, a slit of sky disappeared below the horizon as an ink-black sea swept over the bow.
No stranger to bereavement, he must suppress his grief to guide the ship and crew out of.
Drowning in sorrow, Chief Mate Asa Mayhew has lost his mentor, brother, and best friend.
Captain James slipped like an eel from his wet hands and tipped over the gunnel into the raging sea.
As the ship buffeted mountainous waves, a ghostly figure in a white nightshirt appeared, pitching toward the gunnel...
Heavy as slate, a slit of sky disappeared below the horizon as an ink-black sea swept over the bow