 Humphrey van Weyden, a writer, and fugitives Ruth Webster and George Leach have been given refuge aboard the sealer "Ghost," captained by the cruel Wolf Larsen. The crew mutinies against Larsen s many crimes, and though van Weyden, Ruth, and George try to escape Larsen s clutches, they find themselves drawn inexorably back to him as the "Ghost" sails toward disaster.