Thomas Heggen

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the captain that triggers fatal consequences...

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the captain that triggers fatal consequences...

第二次大戦末期、米海軍の輸送船が、激戦地を遠くはなれた南洋の小島に停泊していた。ヤシの鉢植えに異常な愛情を注ぐ艦長は、無能なクセに部下に威張り散らし、乗組員全員から嫌われている。度重なる艦長の癇癪にたまりかね、乗員の中でも冷静をもって知られるロバーツは、ヤシの鉢植えを海に放り投げてしまう……。

第二次大戦末期、米海軍の輸送船が、激戦地を遠くはなれた南洋の小島に停泊していた。ヤシの鉢植えに異常な愛情を注ぐ艦長は、無能なクセに部下に威張り散らし、乗組員全員から嫌われている。度重なる艦長の癇癪にたまりかね、乗員の中でも冷静をもって知られるロバーツは、ヤシの鉢植えを海に放り投げてしまう……。