Another time, some pieces of wood came together and killed someone. On the Norliz, conditions are primitive. The bathroom is a bucket or, more typically, the side rail. The crew works night and day, sleeping only at slack times. The deck is slippery with fish blood and slime.
Waves rock the boat like a bathtub toy.
It is serious business. It's so hard you age real fast. When a fish bites, they yank upward on the line. All day, they sit in small boats with no life jackets, no cold drinks, dressed only in the most simple clothing, exposed to salt spray and hot sun. But in Mexico, modern problems are bringing it to an end.