A young Scottish ship master in command of a Norwegian gas tanker, limps his ship into Corpus Christi, Texas and over the next month takes on the might of the US Coast Guard, The Department of Agriculture and The DEA who ends up being highly regarded by 2 out of the 3. The thread of a love story running through the book resulting in 1 and 2 others stowawaying on his ship. Probably also a unique way of breaking up 2 gangs of drug smugglers.

And introducing Mullah, an ageing Indian seaman, with no driving experience whatsoever in any country given his first driving lesson and the mayhem he causes.

Others being introduced as the text unfolds.