Ngethuba lokuhlala kwakhe emkhombeni, uMalin Kundang wafunda okuninzi malunga nenzululwazi ye-cruise kwiqela leenqanawa ezinamava. UMalin wafunda ngokunyanisekileyo malunga nokwakhiwa kwemikhumbi kubahlobo bakhe abanolwazi, kwaye ekugqibeleni wayekuhle kakhulu ukuthumela.
Iziqithi ezininzi ziye zahanjelwa, kwaze kwaba lusuku olunye phakathi kohambo, ngokukhawuleza iinqanawa ezenyuka eMalin Kundang ekuhlaselweni kwamaqhinga. Zonke iirhweba zabathengisi ebhodini babanjwe ngamatye. Enyanisweni ininzi yabasebenzi kunye nabantu ababesemgodini babulawa ngamagosa. UMalin Kundang wayenenhlanhla yokuba akazange abulawe yizigebengu, kuba xa kwenzeka, uMalin wafihla ngokukhawuleza kwigumbi elincinci elithwalwe ngemithi.