Seafarer Johannes Blom goes back to his home port, after 7 years mixed-up, to find that Sally, the lady he has actually been thinking of while away, is totally negative. Seven years previously, obstreperous Alexander Blom, brings his mistress Sally to deal with him, his partner Alice, boy Johannes, as well as staff, aboard the salvage watercraft he captains. Amidst all the stress on the small watercraft, Johannes and Sally fall for each other.