Irving Schwartz stories – 4

Irving once helped sponsor a ship-wreck salvage operation off the northern tip of Cape Breton. One calm, sunny day, he ventured onto the salvage ship to see the work underway. Shortly after his arrival, an equipment problem halted operations for several hours. Irving, a notorious Type A personality, paced the decks restlessly. In the distance, he could see St. Paul's Island, the barren rock outcropping that lies a quarter of the way to Port-aux-Basque, NL. Irving directed the crew to lower the ship's tender into the water, and moments later, he was alone on Cabot Strait, rowing toward St. Paul's. Upon reaching the...