Quartermaster (Sombre Waters)

The year is 1905. Peter Creswell, heir to a major shipping company, loses his first command in a collision with a tanker loaded with kerosene. There is loss of life. Unable to cope with the aftermath, Peter seeks refuge in alcohol. Peter's adversary, Rodger Brandon, is meanwhile planning to take control of the company from Peter's uncle, the ailing chairman, Thomas Creswell. Brandon, not content with his business trickery, is also pursuing the favour of Peter's attractive fiance, Sarah Hart, and using Peter's unsocial behaviour to win her over. A tragedy occurs in mid Atlantic in which many lives are threatened bringing the main characters together during the attempted rescue.