Dark Crossing

Dark Crossing – Documentary – BBC Radio 4

Dark Crossing takes us across the sea, from Cape Town to the coast of South America. There is no storm, no shipwreck, no sea monster. Only three men trapped together, each battling for their own sanity.

Mike is a carpenter, a boat builder, and a keen amateur sailor. Now, in his sixties he feels the time has come for a big adventure, and he signs on as crew for a transatlantic sailing voyage . But when the skipper turns to tyranny and his only ally on board loses touch with reality, relentlessly optimistic Mike is faced with his own demons. There is no storm, no shipwreck, no sea monster. Only three men trapped together, each battling for their own sanity. With only the endless sea surrounding them, Mike soon realises he is the only one who can pull the crew and himself out of a very dark place.