turtle-turned

Updated: August 17, 2026

For some reason I had not seen the bulk of this strange apparition before and at first I was sure it was the turtle-turned hulk of a wreck. But as the Wavecrest sped on, bringing me nearer and nearer to the object, I saw that I must be wrong. It was not shaped like a ship's hull although it was black and clumsy enough. But immediately about it the waves seemed to be calm.

W. Bert (Walter Bertram) Foster - Swept Out to Sea : Or, Clint Webb Among the Whalers