'Blow up with the ship' is a short story by 19th century writer Wilkie Collins. It is a thriller story. The story is narrated in first person. The narrator was sent to sea when still a boy and became a mate at the age of twenty five.

1. Blow Up With The
Ship - Wilkie Collins
Blow up with the ship' is a short story by 19th
century writer Wilkie Collins. It is a thriller story.
The story is narrated in first person. The narrator
was sent to sea when still a boy and became a
mate at the age of twenty five. The setting is sea
during the year 1818, when the Spanish colonies
in South America were fighting for independence.
The writer sailed in the ship named, ‘The Good
Intent’. The ship was laden with gun powder. It
was sent to help a revolution. She had a crew of
eight. As the ship contained gun powder, They
were not allowed to smoke or light the lanterns.
But the Captain used to light the candle when he
went to bed or when he looked over his charts on
the cabin table. Therefore the regulations didn’t
apply to him.

2. Blow Up with the Ship
The story follows the narrator, a seasoned sailor who becomes the mate of a
ship named "The Crichton." The ship is owned by a wealthy man who is
obsessed with the idea of the perfect ship and spends a great deal of money
on its construction and maintenance.
The crew of the ship is a motley group, including a superstitious cook, a
grizzled old sailor, and a young cabin boy. As the ship sets sail on a voyage,
strange events begin to occur, including a series of mysterious accidents and
the appearance of an unknown passenger.
The tension builds as the crew becomes increasingly paranoid and fearful, and
the narrator begins to suspect that there is something sinister happening on
board the ship. As the ship approaches a dangerous stretch of water known
as the Bay of Biscay, the tension reaches a climax, and the true nature of the
mysterious passenger is revealed.