Typhoon

Captain MacWhirr is a steady, literal-minded British shipmaster with little imagination. He sails a steamer carrying a group of Chinese labourers home across the China Sea, and he ignores warnings about the weather. When a violent typhoon strikes, his calm, stubborn nature is tested against the fury of the sea, while the crew struggles and conflict erupts below decks. This novella is a vivid sea story and a gentle, humorous study of how plain courage and duty can matter more than cleverness.