"About how many hours ago?"
"Five, I guess."
"Then it must be near daylight."
"Yes."
"Any American destroyers sighted hereabouts, do you know?"
"Not at last accounts. We have been keeping a lookout, too, for your uniform proclaimed you to be a Yankee naval officer."
"What ship is this?"
"The 'Rigsdak.'"
"Norwegian?" Dave inquired.
"Danish freighter, homebound from Hartlepool."