Men Against the Sea Author:Charles Nordhoff, James Normal Hall This is a sequel to Mutiny on the Bounty. On April 28, 1789 Captain Bligh and 18 loyal members of the Bounty's crew were set adrift in a small open launch. This is the story of their incredible voyage of 3600 miles across the uncharted ocean. It is one of the most stirring accounts in the history of man against the sea.