who worked at sea a hundred years ago were at the mercy of the rain, wind and waves and often their fragile craft offered little protection from the elements. often survival was dependent on good clothing. if a man were soaked on deck, the icy waters could render his limbs heavy and slow his return...
and one magnificent and happily successful attempt to cross the almost impassable barrier of stormy water in a small boat from the volturno herself. then night fell, hours of darkness stabbed by white searchlights and by the red glow from the burning wreck. finally comes the dawn, the abatement of wind...