This story is about the four men:the cook,the oiler,correspondent,and the captain.They were on a small boat in the ocean that have big waves and strong winds.Because of this,there is a chance that their ship might be sunk into the ocean.The cook states that they might could be save if seen by the rescuers or by finding a house of refuge on the shore.After that,the captain spot a barely visible lighthouse.This is the sign that they are approaching the shore.The men on the boat,help each other by take turn rowing the boat,so that each one of them could have a time to rest.The lighthouse appear to be deserted.The men then return to ocean.The men see that someone is waving at them from the shore.There are more people coming to wave at them.At first,the men thought that they were going to help them.However,the men realized that the people on shore are just tourists who think that the men are fishermen.The four men spending time rowing at night.At dawn, the men decide that the only way that they will survive is to row toward the distance shore again and swim when the boat sunk.The oiler row the boat toward the shore.Waves then crash into the boat as it break. The four men then swim to the shore.The rescuer appear on the shore and help drag the cook,the correspondent, and captain to safety.Billie,the oiler turned out to be dead from drowning.At the end,the three men left,are being well taking care of by the rescuer.