Great Barrier rock standing up out of the sea away to the left.

Sometime ago a ship hit it full speed in a fog--20 miles out of her course--140 lives lost; the captain committed suicide without waiting a moment.

He knew that, whether he was to blame or not, the company owning the vessel would discharge him and make a devotion--to--passengers' safety advertisement out of it, and his chance to make a livelihood would be permanently gone..