Two days later they left Santiago once more and the search for the Green Dragon was resumed.
But day after day went by and nothing was seen of the Chinese warship.
"It looks to me as if we were on the wrong track," said Oscar.
"Do you intend to give up the search?" asked Andy.
"No, no! We must find that ship, and Miss Adams."
On the following day the lookout announced a ship far away to the southeast.
"Looks something like a warship and then not exactly like one, either," he said.
"Perhaps it is a private ship fixed over into a fighting machine," returned the young captain.
In less than an hour they came up to within a hundred yards of the strange craft.
Not a soul was in sight and they soon discovered that the ship was a complete wreck from stem to stern.