The Atlantic crossing is Captain Wells' last voyage before retirement, which seems uneventful, until they pick up on an SOS from a capsized fisher boat. The captain orders his ship to the rescue, but Mr. Stafford, a rich businessmen, stands to lose a big contract and threatens to have Captain Wells fired for insubordination and sends a telegram to the ship's company. When they come upon the wreckage, they manage to save all fishermen...