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The adventures of John Storm and the Elizabeth Swann. John Storm is an ocean adventurer and conservationist. The Elizabeth Swann is a fast solar powered boat. During a race around the world, news of the sinking of a pirate whaling ship reaches John Storm and his mate Dan Hook. They decide to abandon the race and try and save the whale.

(Original Book Chapter 29) – Sick Whale - 10⁰ N, 165⁰ E

SHARK ATTACK <<<

“There’s something else was wrong with Kulo, I don’t know what, but I have a feeling,” John said to Dan in a low worried voice.

They were both sitting on the stern watching their new friend. Kulo breathed out a huge gust of used air and water spray.

“Get of whiff of that,” Dan gasped. “She’s running rich, or I wouldn’t want to be a Whale.”

The smell of part digested something mixed with salt spray was not that appetizing. “Feeling hungry skip?”

Kulo opened her mouth wide, allowing John to see inside. He saw a couple of plastic bags caught in the whale’s baleen plates, and immediately realised that the cetacean had probably ingested a lot of similar items, that may be trapped its stomach.

If that was so, the whale would be undernourished. Impossible, he thought. Not with the size of this animal.

Then he remembered that ocean plastic, otherwise known as marine litter, acts like a sponge for toxins.

"Dan, do you know much about plastic waste?"

"A little. I've read dozens of stories about whale beachings, where the whale stomachs are full of plastic, when they perform an autopsy."

"And, whales have relatively small stomachs," said John, "but huge blubber reserves."

"So, could live for quite a while with a blocked digestive system." Dan chimed in.

They needed professional medical assistance right away.

MEDICAL SOS >>>

SCENE	DESCRIPTION	LOCATION

Chapter 1	Arctic Melt (Prologue)	58⁰ W, 75⁰ N
Chapter 2	Freelance	51⁰ 30’N, 0⁰
Chapter 3	Flashback	42⁰ N, 88⁰ W
Chapter 4	Sydney Australia	33⁰ S, 151⁰ E
Chapter 5	English Inventor	27⁰ 30’S, 153⁰ E
Chapter 6	Bat Cave	33⁰ 20’S, 152⁰ E
Chapter 7	Arctic Circle	50⁰ N, 170⁰ W
Chapter 8	Whale Sanctuary	20⁰ N, 160⁰ W
Chapter 9	Moby Dick	42⁰ N, 70⁰ W
Chapter 10	Pirates	33⁰ N, 129⁰ E
Chapter 11	United Nations	33⁰ N, 129⁰ E
Chapter 12	Black Market	33⁰ N, 129⁰ E
Chapter 13	Solar Race	20⁰ N, 160⁰ W
Chapter 14	Darwin to Adelaide	13⁰ S, 131⁰ E – 35⁰ S, 138⁰ E
Chapter 15	Six Pack	20⁰ N, 160⁰ W
Chapter 16	Whaling Chase	24⁰N, 141⁰ E
Chapter 17	All Hands	24⁰N, 140⁰ E
Chapter 18	SPLASH	40N⁰, 155⁰ W (Whale Trust Maui)
Chapter 19	Sky High (deal)	38⁰S, 145⁰ E
Chapter 20	Empty Ocean	20⁰N, 160⁰ E (middle of Pacific)
Chapter 21	Abandoned	20⁰N, 130⁰ E (off Philippines)
Chapter 22	Open Season (water)	33⁰ N, 129⁰ E
Chapter 23	LadBet International	47⁰ N, 7⁰ E
Chapter 24	Billion Dollar Whale	25⁰ N, 125⁰ E
Chapter 25	Hawaii	20⁰ N, 160⁰ W
Chapter 26	Rash Move	14⁰ N, 180⁰ E
Chapter 27	Off Course	15⁰ N, 155⁰ E
Chapter 28	Shark Attack	10⁰ N, 165⁰ E
Chapter 29	Sick Whale	10⁰ N, 165⁰ E
Chapter 30	Medical SOS	10⁰ N, 165⁰ E
Chapter 31	Whale Nurse	10⁰ N, 165⁰ E
Chapter 32	Learning Curve	10⁰ N, 165⁰ E
Chapter 33	Storm Clouds	15⁰ S, 155⁰ E
Chapter 34	The Coral Sea	15⁰ S, 157⁰ E
Chapter 35	Tell Tail Signs	23⁰ S, 155⁰ E
Chapter 36	Plastic Island	2⁰S, 160⁰ E
Chapter 37	High Regard	2⁰S, 160⁰ E
Chapter 38	Tickets Please	2⁰S, 160⁰ E
Chapter 39	Media Hounds	17⁰S, 178⁰E
Chapter 40	Breach of Contract	20⁰ S, 152⁰ E
Chapter 41	Botany Bay	35⁰ S, 151⁰ E
Chapter 42	Fraser Island	25⁰S, 153⁰ E
Chapter 43	Congratulations	25⁰S, 153⁰ E
Chapter 44	Sweet Sorrow (epilogue)	25⁰S, 153⁰ E

GRAPHIC NOVEL

The graphic novel translation omits many of the above chapters (in grey) entirely, and condenses others, aiming for a lively visual read.

SCENE	DESCRIPTION	-
		-
Scene 1	Climate Change (optional)	1st Chapter
Scene 2	Sydney Australia
Scene 3	Bat Cave
Scene 4	Aleutian Islands
Scene 5	Pirates
-	-	-
Scene 6	Solar Boat Race	2nd Chapter
Scene 7	Darwin to Adelaide
Scene 8	Six Pack
-	-	-
Scene 9	Whaling Chase	3rd Chapter
Scene 10	Empty Ocean
Scene 11	$Billion Dollar Whale
Scene 12	Rash Move
-	-	-
Scene 13	Off Course	4th Chapter
Scene 14	Shark Attack
Scene 15	Sick Whale
Scene 16	Medical SOS
Scene 17	Whale Nurse
-	-	-
Scene 18	Storm Clouds	5th Chapter
Scene 19	The Coral Sea
Scene 20	Plastic Island
Scene 21	Media Hounds
Scene 22	Breach of Contract (optional)
Scene 23	Fraser Island
Scene 24	Congratulations

This story is a modern Moby Dick, the twist being that there is a happy ending for everyone involved with the $Billion Dollar Whale, even the whalers. Herman Melville would have approved.

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