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Mutiny Afloat Ends in Wreck as Medora Sinks
In a Caribbean gale the freighter Medora sinks after mutiny on board. Captain Sayles and Sandy McAlpin abandon ship in a raft while mutineers flee with treasure. Elsie Sayles confronts the couple as the wreck rests on a palm island mud bank awaiting recovery and a crewless voyage back to safety.
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Medora
Caribbean
Trinidad Island
New York
Port of Spain
Landsman
Captain Sayles
Blake
Cuba
Sandy McAlpin
Sayles
Sandy
Lubber
Palm Island
Elsie
Charlie Sayles
Scotchman
Trinidad
Charlie