F.O.B. Venus
The narrator, a ship radioman, recounts life aboard an aging freighter whose skipper must accommodate a blundering junior officer installed through nepotism. The newcomer's clumsy handling of controls and other mishaps risk course alterations and cargo damage, so the captain assigns him to supervise the hold; soon odd smells and mysterious developments arise from the freight, forcing the crew to identify the source and cope with escalating danger while balancing duty, luck, and institutional pressures.
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The narrator, a ship radioman, recounts life aboard an aging freighter whose skipper must accommodate a blundering junior officer installed through nepotism. The newcomer's clumsy handling of controls and other mishaps risk course alterations and cargo damage, so the captain assigns him to supervise the hold; soon odd smells and mysterious developments arise from the freight, forcing the crew to identify the source and cope with escalating danger while balancing duty, luck, and institutional pressures.
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