... I might be a tad nervous about this. For from my vantage point on the shore it really does look as if the gods are singling his ship out for special attention and not necessarily of the good kind.

Rarely is there a "good kind" on the ocean.

The beams of light seem to be focused intensely on his ship.

Either that, or the mothership is about to descend through the clouds to beam the crew up for medical experiments.