Capsize on the Harbor

On a crowded dock, you watch a charter boat suddenly overturn beneath thickening clouds.

You stand among the cluster of onlookers as the small boat tilts, then flips, tossing passengers into the water. The air tightens with shouts and splashes while rescue efforts scramble to start. Your pulse accelerates as you decide whether to jump in or find help. Open with the surge of adrenaline in your chest.

Start here: Begin by describing the boat’s tilting motion amid the dock’s chaos.

Focus

Immediate sensory detail

One rule

Do not name actual places or current events