Final answer:
The original sentence contains a punctuation error. It should be corrected to include commas separating the series of adjectives describing the noun 'water'. The properly punctuated sentence is 'Mike Foster steered the ship safely through the rough, choppy, dark water.'
Step-by-step explanation:
The punctuation in the sentence provided has an error with the sequence of adjectives before the noun water. Adjectives in English generally follow a specific order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose. In this case, 'rough choppy dark' are intended to be sequential descriptive adjectives for the word water. To accurately punctuate the series of adjectives, they should be separated by commas to improve readability.
The corrected sentence should be: Mike Foster steered the ship safely through the rough, choppy, dark water.