Inspirations. The End of the Affair (by Graham Greene), Earthsea novels and stories (by Ursula K. Le Guin), the movie adaptation of The End of the Affair (by Neil Jordan), Perfect Storm (by Wolfgang Petersen), The Deadliest Catch (TV show), Manchester by the Sea (by Kenneth Lonergan), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (by Peter Weir), ‘Men, Ships, and the Sea’ (Sabancı University course by Halil Berktay), Treasure Island (by Robert Louis Stevenson), Moby Dick (by Herman Melville)

Character Art. Irmak Sirer (with Midjourney)

Preferred Actor. Oscar Isaac (Alternatives: Dev Patel, Adam Driver, Liam Cunningham, Jake Gyllenhaal, James McAvoy, Kit Harington, Jude Law)

Setting. Greyhawk