there was panic written all over the ship. Most of the men were on the main deck truing to put the fire out so the corridors of the lower levels were empty. The slaves were running, in fear, trampling the slower ones, truing to get ahead.<br/>Soon they reached the main deck. It was a horrible sight to behold. The fire had spread and black smoke was rising hight above the ship. here were soldiers and crew members running around with buckets of water and there were those who were throwing people that were on fire in the cold water.  The slaves, having no one paying any attention to them started to jump in the water to escape captivity or death.