A fishing expedition turns deadly when men turn from fighting against the ocean to fighting one another. Inspired by Bernardo Santareno's The Lugger and In the Seas of the End of the World, this is the story of a codfish lugger captain and his crew, fishing in the banks of Newfoundland, who decide to risk sailing to Greenland in search of more fish. Along the way, he faces storms, crew revolts, and deals with the best and worst of humanity when tested in the most extreme circumstances.