Castaways+of+the+Flying+Dutchman

//**Castaways of the Flying Dutchman**// is the first [|novel] in the //Castaways// series by [|Brian Jacques], published in 2001. It is based on the legend of the cursed ship the //[|Flying Dutchman]//. A young boy, Nebuchadnezzar (later Neb (shortened) and Ben (reversed)), and his dog, Denmark (named after the country in which he was found and later Den (shortened) and Ned (reversed)), are the lone survivors of the //Flying Dutchman//, fated to wander the earth forever [|immortal] and youthful, helping those who need aid.