A young man named Duncan Craig joins a whaling ship, seeking a new opportunity after his business venture fails. He's also driven by a personal mission to help Judie Nordhall find her missing father, who may have been killed by her former lover's son, Erik Bland. As fate would have it, Duncan and Erik end up on rival whaleboats, leading to a tense confrontation on an icy floe.
Hell Below Zero
A young woman's father vanishes while commanding a whaling ship, prompting a perilous quest with a sympathetic American friend to unravel the mystery surrounding his disappearance.