Publisher's Synopsis
A tired old freighter, the MOONRAKER, is bound from Fremantle to Mauritius. Haunted by his past, Captain Stone seeks solace in the gin bottle in his cabin. His niece, Susie, flirts with Australian passage worker Hank Casey, and Italian mate Carlo Frascatti grumbles at the motley crew. Then the radio operator receives a warning of a suspected cyclone ahead... The panic-stricken crew turn on their captain and abandon ship. Those left behind desperately struggle to keep the battered hulk afloat, whilst nearby, a coaster and an ocean salvage tug are each determined to profit from the MOONRAKER's disaster...
