Tom Hansen, an officer in the Coast Guard for years of service has seen many deaths. Once, during a fierce storm, his patrol boat received orders to investigate the Russian whaler "Eastern Spirit" drifting in the open ocean. The survivors on the ship were found, it would seem, the tragedy has already occurred. But the real nightmare has just begun. The fact that lurked beneath the deck in the dark compartment, can change the ratio to Hansen's life and what happens after that ...