The Maiden Voyage of the Okar Lane

Cal doesn't like people. He wants to get away from everyone and see the water world his transport ship settled. As a crewman on the maiden voyage of the research vessel Okar Lane, Cal expects to do just that while searching their new world for needed resources. A storm tosses the ship off course, and he is thrown into a role he didn't volunteer for. One he never expected to have. When the battered Okar Lane lands at a beach on the one island the crew was forbidden to approach, Cal realizes that survival hinges on breaking many of the laws the ruling council decreed for the research crew. No longer concerned with breaking council law, Cal focuses on getting the crew back home, only to find there are obstacles the council didn't prepare him for, especially once he discovers the secrets hidden beneath the surface of the water. Can Cal navigate the rough seas of this new world, or will he start a war the humans can't win?