"Captured at Sea": Wrongly accused of murder, Max von Schönberg-Wildauen flees to America and joins the United States Navy, where he quickly rises to the rank of officer thanks to his courage and intelligence. Meanwhile, Police Lieutenant Treskow follows the trail of the real murderer from the streets of Berlin to the harbor dives of San Francisco in order to prove his friend Max's innocence. In both the prairies of the far West and on the high seas, numerous adventures await, including an encounter with the famous Apache chief Winnetou. The pirate ship of the feared "Black Captain" ultimately becomes the site of the final showdown. This early version, which was later heavily abridged by Karl May himself, is of unusual interest to all May enthusiasts and collectors, as it is known from Volume 19 of the collected works titled "Captain Caiman.".