Gowing Response Two

Response to Adam and Paul's response to Caitlin's response to Greg's response to Emma's post.

I see where both of you all are coming from. Yes, there are limited options when men are drifting through sea. The hurricane may have been one of the only really good, suspenseful conflicts the author could have. Of coarse there are much more problems that could arise, but not many would make a well done, descriptive story.
However, I highly doubt that this author, who is obviously a very skilled writer, would have put that in merely for the sake of having nothing else. I think that there are many other reasons to have the thourough description of the hurricane.