"Great Britain" . . "Historical fiction" . . . . . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . "Adventure stories" . "Adventure stories"@en . . . "Tom Chatto secures a glamorous berth as second officer on a liner of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. When the Orvega discovers a lifeboat with two corpses aboard, it is Tom's seamanship that proves a potential lifesaver. The windjammer from which the lifeboat was launched is a danger to all shipping. In treacherous high seas Tom must not only board the old boat, but secure a line to the Orvega and get her towed out of harm's way. Many lives are at risk should his nerve or skill fail." . "Tom Chatto second mate" . . . "Sea stories" . . "Sea stories"@en . . "Naval history" . "Naval history"@en . "Tom Chatto, second mate" . "Tom Chatto, second mate"@en . . "Historical fiction"@en . . . "1800 - 1899" . .