DARK AND BLUE SEA

In the year 1840, Sebastiaan, a seasoned sea captain, commanded the ship Mareu on voyages to fish and hunt whales in the Caribbean Sea. He bid farewell to his young son, Adrian, and gentle wife, Christian, promising to return with valuable treasures. After this journey, he hoped their family’s life would change, allowing them to move to a grander house in Rotterdam. However, four months had passed, and Sebastiaan remained silent. Unlike previous voyages, Christian began to worry that her husband’s expedition might have been struck by brutal storms.
Christian spent sleepless nights, sitting by the window gazing at the distant sea. Her heart grew heavy with the weight of uncertainty, and each heartbeat carried anxiety. Days turned into weeks, and not only did she miss Sebastiaan, but she also sank into the depths of worry and loneliness.
Fifteen years later, the ship Mareu and its skilled captain, Sebastiaan, were now enshrouded in mystery, a disappearance with no trace. Christian had given up hope of her husband’s return. Yet, whenever a ship set sail for the Caribbean, she entrusted them with the task of searching for any sign of Sebastiaan and his ship. Adrian had grown into a strong young man, resembling his father in his prime. He decided to study marine science, aiming to explore the mysteries beyond the distant horizons, seeking answers to what had kept his father from returning. The hypothesis he put forward was that a colossal whale might have capsized the ship in a storm, a force formidable enough to challenge even an experienced sailor like Sebastiaan.
The theories and legends of the Caribbean Sea swirled in Adrian’s mind, and now he was prepared to confront unforeseen dangers to uncover the truth about his father’s fate.