On the voyage, the ship's captain died of boredom while they were crossing the Sea of Beige Flotsam. The voyage was unsuccessful, with the crew finding neither the non existent island or the treasure.
Kate Capsize was for a time the first mate on the vessel called The Limping Limpet which went in search of the treasure Big Whoop, after hearing that it was located in a place known as Blinky Island.