"Man overboard!" someone shouted over the roaring sea and wind.
The sea had turned for the worse as the Windchaser sailed on through the rolling waves. Crewmen hurried around barefooted on the deck throwing and tying ropes off as huge waves rolled over the ship. At those times the men had to hang on for dear life. One man wasn't as lucky; he was swept over the side and into the deadly waters. Lorilie handed off the helm and ran down onto the lower deck. She looked over the side and saw the man thrashing about in the waves.
"Hold this tightly!" she yelled at a few crewmen that had gathered around.
She threw them one end of a rope and tied the other around her waist. She dove over the side and swam furiously over to the stranded man. He clung to her as the men on board pulled and heaved the two back to the ship. Lorilie collapsed on the deck as she watched her crew haul the other man up. Once the exhausted man was safely on deck she laughed weakly and ran back to the helm.
The sea had turned for the worse as the Windchaser sailed on through the rolling waves. Crewmen hurried around barefooted on the deck throwing and tying ropes off as huge waves rolled over the ship. At those times the men had to hang on for dear life. One man wasn't as lucky; he was swept over the side and into the deadly waters. Lorilie handed off the helm and ran down onto the lower deck. She looked over the side and saw the man thrashing about in the waves.
"Hold this tightly!" she yelled at a few crewmen that had gathered around.
She threw them one end of a rope and tied the other around her waist. She dove over the side and swam furiously over to the stranded man. He clung to her as the men on board pulled and heaved the two back to the ship. Lorilie collapsed on the deck as she watched her crew haul the other man up. Once the exhausted man was safely on deck she laughed weakly and ran back to the helm.