Howard Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite his efforts to be sent into action. His nearest approach to sea duty was on a harbor-moored life raft for 21 days as part of an experiment with a new type of vitamin gum for the government. He meets Christine Bradley, a SPAR, sent to take over his communications job and, by things he leaves unsaid, she thinks his life-raft experience was the result of a ship-wreck at sea.

Howard Young est un garde-côte qui a été en service à terre pendant trois ans malgré ses efforts pour être envoyé dans l'action. Son approche, plus proche au droit de la mer était sur un radeau de sauvetage amarré pendant 21 jours dans le cadre d'une expérience d'un nouveau type de vitamine pour le gouvernement. Il rencontre Christine Bradley.