ist ▁China . ▁Among ▁Must in ' s ▁other ▁duties ▁was ▁watch ▁standing , ▁which ▁on ▁the ▁Dun can ▁came ▁with ▁surpr ises ▁that ▁revealed ▁the ▁la x ▁state ▁of ▁mor ale ▁in ▁some ▁qu arters ▁of ▁the ▁n avy ▁of ▁the ▁mid - f ift ies . ▁One ▁night , ▁a ▁week ▁into ▁his ▁first ▁Pacific ▁crossing , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁ste aming ▁in ▁close ▁formation , ▁and ▁Must in ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ▁during ▁the ▁mid - watch . ▁The ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁De ck ▁turned ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁said ▁" Ok ay , ▁kid , ▁you ' ve ▁got ▁it ." ▁With ▁that , ▁he ▁e ased ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁Captain ' s ▁chair ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁sleep . ▁Must in ▁was ▁con ning ▁the ▁ship . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁first ▁rud der ▁command . ▁He ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁hel m ▁and ▁to ▁his ▁horror ▁saw ▁no ▁hel ms man ▁and ▁no ▁hel m . ▁Several ▁seconds ▁later , ▁the ▁sail or ▁bounded ▁into ▁the ▁pil oth ouse ▁with ▁the ▁wheel . ▁Un be known st ▁to ▁Must in , ▁the ▁bridge ▁watch ▁played ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁hel ms man ▁would ▁uns cre w ▁the ▁hel m ▁from ▁its ▁mount ing ▁and ▁run ▁from ▁his ▁station ▁onto ▁the ▁star board ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁bridge , ▁around ▁the ▁pil oth ouse ▁past ▁the ▁signal man ' s ▁station ▁a ft , ▁and ▁enter ▁from ▁the ▁port ▁wing ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁station .