After observing the deep colors of the sky, the eye wanders forward to the ship in the mid-ground. The spray created by the foamy white-capped waves surrounds the ship like hands reaching up and overwhelming it, visually drawing it into the storm in a very ominous way. While observing the ship, the water in the foreground catches the eye. There are clearly things in the water, but they are not very well defined. The viewer is instantly horrified when they realize that they are seeing human limbs with a variety of sea creatures in the process of feeding. In the lower right-hand corner is a human leg jutting out of the water. There is a shackle with one end around the ankle and the other end flailing about