Captain is seen being brought back to the boat from a night carousing with a barmaid who accompanied him in the longboat. Male disclaimer from the captain regarding the inability of men to control their behavior around women. The captain also propositioned a married woman for sexual favors for fresh water; she declined. Sailors working on board are seen bare chested. Some women reveal cleavage in their attire.

A fistfight erupts when a sailor is caught stealing food. The captain beats a man with a wooden peg and knocked unconscious for talking mutiny.

The captain is roaring drunk when he returns to the ship one night.

A suicide is implied to have occurred.