In 1893, Humphrey "Hump" Van Weyden is aboard a
ferry in a collision. Hump is cast into the ocean and swept out to sea. He is rescued
by a passing seal ship. Hump's request
to be returned to land and ignored by the cruel Captain Larsen. The seal ship across the Pacific Ocean Larsen,
the crew is discussion with Hump. The crew reaches the seal grounds and begins
to harvest. He
learns that the ship is called “Ghost”. It is a seal-hunter bound for Japan.
Hump suggests that Larsen return him to shore. And Larsen tells Hump that he
will serve as the new cabin boy. Hump declines him and offers him returned to
shore.
Hump is sent to take tea to Larsen. He is bowled over a very
big boarding sea and drive into the scuppers. The next day, Hump is moved from
his cabin to his mate’s cabin. He learns that Johnson,
the new mate, talks in his sleep loud, and he has sent the mate into a common
berth. Hump finds Johnson to be a honor man as well as a good sailor, and he admires him. The educated , Hump misquotes Robert , and moments educated Larsen correctly quotes. Ghost is footing west at about two hundred and fifty nautical miles each day.
Hump learns that the ship was designed for speed and built as a private
yacht and called as a fine ship, or the fastest among the seal-hunting.
One day, Larsen invites his friend, Mugridge into his cabin to play cards. Hump
begins serving whisky . Mugridge becomes drunk , he begins to lose at cards and
makes them obtain more gold coin. For the next three days, Hump spends time
with Larsen for hour. In the conversation, Hump is warned by Louis. Louis warns
Hump that his relationship with Larsen seems to be an argument.
Hump continues to develop a relationship with Larsen. One
day, Larsen develops a headache for days. Larsen explains that he has developed
a complex navigational aid that position without mathematics. He shows Hump a
template that placed on a map. And allows the crew men to determine their
coordinates. Hump doesn’t understand the
mathematics. A discussion about education and Larsen states that he is self-educated.
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