The Boat Trip

Jacob van Dijk has been a fisherman all his life. When he was at sea with his fishing boat, “The Black Seagull”, recently in all weathers, he lost his balance due to a sudden, high wave and fell. Although it could all have turned out much worse, the unfortunate fall turned out to have unpleasant consequences. Jacob broke his leg in the fall. For the time being, it is impossible for him to go out to sea and so he can forget about fishing. What now? There will have to be bread on the table… In order to be able to leave “The Black Seagull” as soon as possible, Jacob has no choice but to quickly find capable sailors who are willing to help him in this situation. Although the weather forecasts are favorable for the time of year, the North Sea remains unpredictable. For the time being, Jacob assumes that it will not come to that. He assumes a safe journey…