Ashipownerintendstoscuttlehisshiponitslastvoyagetogettheinsurancemoney.Charlie,atrampinlovewiththeowner'sdaughter,isgrabbedbythecaptainandpromisestohelphimshanghaisomeseamen.ThedaughterstowsawaytofollowCharlie.Charlieassistsinthegalleyandattemptstoservefoodduringagale.