Threat at sea

Usage examples of hammerhead.

Instead he has selected William Lanney to serve as the fifth crewman along with four Maori whalemen led by Hammerhead Jack, an impressive giant of a man.

Below me on deck I hear Hammerhead Jack lead his men in some sort of savage war cry, a ritual of theirs.

I am climbing down from the davits in haste when I hear Billy Lanney beseeching Hammerhead Jack.

I drop onto the deck where the whaleboat crew are gathered, Hammerhead Jack grabs me by the shoulders and pushes me forward, smiling at Crawlin Nestbyte.

Without thinking I take my place on the thwart, on the far side of the boat immediately behind Hammerhead Jack at the bow.

I am thankful that Hammerhead Jack is the harpooner in our crew, and I hope by watching to learn much from him.

This runs from the barrel at the stern, down the centre of the boat, to the crutch on the starboard bow where it is spliced to the two harpoons in front of where Hammerhead Jack is seated.

The canvas bag is passed to Hammerhead Jack, who hoists it to his lips and takes a long drink.

Then Hammerhead Jack, with a shout, delivers the harpoon into its side.

Nestbyte has chosen to take us right up to the whale so that Hammerhead Jack might use the lance as a deep probing blade.

I have made my cut, and both Hammerhead Jack and I are deluged in the sanguineous gush.

In the water around me other heads have surfaced and they swim towards the boat where I pull each aboard as best I can, three of the Maori and Nestbyte, but Hammerhead Jack is missing.

Tommo and I have been strong swimmers since childhood and in a few strokes I am upon Hammerhead Jack.

I held Hammerhead Jack in the water and screamed to Nestbyte to cut the line, I swear I heard my own voice, not only in my imagination but out loud.

As soon as they has lain Hammerhead Jack on the deck, he calls the four survivors to his cabin for an explanation.