A salvage crew member who boards the Mary Deare to claim it. He reluctantly assists Patch in keeping the ship afloat and becomes his steadfast ally against pressure from the shipowner and insurance company. Sands joins Patch in a dangerous underwater confrontation, gets speared by Higgins, and helps subdue him. He learns Patch values truth over the monetary reward.
Ideological and factual opponents regarding the ship's fate and Patch's innocence.
Mutual survival partners forced together by circumstance and shared maritime duty.
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