Chapter 1 The sunken maiden The steamship Maiden is dead ahead said Samuel Oliver’s father Samuel and his uncle stood next to him on the tugboat’s deck
They say the captain went mad and sailed onto the rocks Why did he do it asked Samuel Did the passengers try to stop him No one knows They all froze to death in their lifeboats Many were refugees from the Great War in Europe
Be careful our diving equipment is fragile shouted Samuel’s uncle They had boarded the Maiden A crane swung dangerously as the deep sea divers helped lower the net
