Rodriguez und der Seewolf hoffen auf eine Atempause nach den Kämpfen der letzten Tage. Und natürlich ist Hasard auf die «San Josefe» scharf. Da schlägt ein anderer Feind zu: die Natur. Vierundzwanzig Stunden lang kämpft die Crew des Seewolfs um ihr Schiff. Und auch die Besatzung der «San Josefe» versucht sich wacker zu schlagen – mit weniger Glück. Als Hasard aber anderntags das Flaggschiff von Rodriguez betritt, fallen ihm und seinen Männern vor Überraschung schier die Augen aus dem Kopf.
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