Two years after he arrived home from America, Robert Birket has finally recovered from the mental breakdown he suffered. He now knows he is going to return to America to find his friend. His only way of getting there is on a whaling ship and he sees firsthand the barbarity of whaling. In America he comes face to face with an evil from his past. The huge fire that engulfs the town of Portland, Maine, brings a love to Robertas life he never thought he would find. The peace in his life is made complete when he finds his friend, until once more nature threatens his very existence and those of his shipmates