Sailors on a British naval ship ostracize a fellow crew member. When tragedy strikes, the man’s heroism changes the heart of one of his peers.

A sailor on the Atlantic Ocean attempts to cure his loneliness at sea by writing about his travels. When he tries to befriend his fellow crewmates, only one man reciprocates — but even their friendship is tenuous.

Aboard a Royal Navy submarine stationed in the Indian Ocean during World War 2, a group of sailors spend most of their days writing letters. When the captain chooses to fire at enemy ships, possibly disclosing their location, the men reckon with their proximity to death.

An auxiliary naval officer posted on night watch is forced to reflect on the life he left behind and his failed dreams.

An old sailor is tricked by his friend’s brother into sailing with his old crew into a bad storm. When he returns to the port, he plans his revenge but has a surprising change of heart in light of a friend's good news.

A crew on a steamboat is passed by a sailboat in the Mediterranean and seek to restore their honor by engaging in a rowing race with the crew of the sailboat.

When a World War II era navy woman hears a fellow navy man die eighty years in the future over her radio, she becomes determined to contact him to prevent his fate.

A Scottish family in the early 1800s spends six weeks on a ship bound for the Americas. Each family member has vastly different experiences as they await their fates across the sea.

When a World War II soldier returns home to San Francisco, memories of a late friend keep him from enjoying the normalcy of civilian life.

Freshly transferred from a hospital position, a twenty-year-old navy sailor must adjust to his new position, which requires him to clean the ship's furnaces. Despite being warned, the work is much harder than he expects, but he is determined to get the job done.