Rike is 40 and a successful doctor who intends to use her much-needed annual holiday to fulfil her long-cherished dream of sailing single-handedly from Gibraltar to Ascension. Her desire for a carefree holiday seems to be coming to pass but then, after a storm, her adventure suddenly turns into an unprecedented challenge when she spots a badly damaged, overloaded refugee boat nearby. More than a hundred people face drowning. Rike tries to organise help, but increasingly feels that humanitarianism has deteriorated into mere wishful thinking.