Sea Fever -

He was leaving behind the "vagrant gypsy life" of the land for the "gull’s way and the whale’s way". The wind bit at his face "like a whetted knife," bringing with it the "crying" of seagulls.

Days blurred into nights of watching stars, the ship pitching and tossing, and the crew sharing "a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover". In those moments, with the vast, "lonely sea" beneath him, Elias felt entirely alive. Sea Fever

As the ship cleared the harbor, a grey mist lay on the sea's face, and the sun broke through in a hesitant, grey dawn. Elias stood at the helm, his hands gripping the cold, shaking wheel. He felt the "wheel’s kick" as the vessel pushed hard against the Atlantic swell. He was leaving behind the "vagrant gypsy life"

The city was too loud, too dry, and far too stagnant for Elias. He sat in his small room, the walls feeling like they were pressing inward, the air stale with the smell of dust and old paper. But when he closed his eyes, he heard it—the "wild call and a clear call that may not be denied". It was the fever. The Sea Fever. In those moments, with the vast, "lonely sea"

Sea Fever (2019) is a sci-fi thriller about a marine biology student on a fishing trawler that becomes infected by a deep-sea parasite.