In Hazard

The Archimedes is a modern merchant steamship in tip-top condition, and in the summer of 1929 it has been picking up goods along the eastern seaboard of the United States before making a run to China. A little overloaded, perhapsthe oddly assorted cargo includes piles of old newspapers and heaps of tobaccothe ship departs for the Panama Canal from Norfolk, Virginia, on a beautiful autumn day. Before long, the weather turns unexpectedly roughrougher in fact than even the most experienced members ...