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- # CHAPTER XXII. THE HIGHLANDER PASSES A WRECK
## Overview
This chapter, titled "THE HIGHLANDER PASSES A WRECK," is part of the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP). It was extracted from the file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF) and is part of the larger collection [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW). The chapter spans from line 3982 to line 4110 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter follows "CHAPTER XXI. A WHALEMAN AND A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN" and precedes "CHAPTER XXIII. AN UNACCOUNTABLE CABIN-PASSENGER, AND A MYSTERIOUS YOUNG LADY." The narrative describes a dramatic storm encountered by the ship Highlander and the subsequent discovery of a derelict schooner.
## Contents
The chapter details the ship's harrowing experience during a severe storm, emphasizing the violent motion of the vessel and the narrator's initial struggles to adapt. Following the storm, the crew spots a wreck on the horizon. Upon closer inspection, they find a water-logged schooner with a snapped foremast and its deck nearly level with the sea. The grim discovery includes three deceased sailors lashed to the taffrail, having apparently perished from starvation. The chapter highlights the captain's indifference to investigating the wreck further, which contrasts with the indignation of the steerage passengers. The narrator reflects on this indifference, noting that while shocking, such conduct is not uncommon at sea, particularly when no lives can be saved. The chapter concludes with the Highlander sailing away, leaving the wreck to drift.
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- CHAPTER XXII.
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