sentences:  He discovers the ship was taken over by criminals seeking to steal its cargo of explosively unstable chemical waste and the captain was trying to summon help.Travis engages the criminals but is unable to prevent a grenade from starting a fire that threatens to cause a massive explosion.Knowing he is dying anyway, the Avenger makes the crew abandon ship while he pilots the ship to a safe distance and is "presumably" killed, with the satisfaction he is going out heroically and spectacularly.