Good, untill...
Ya, I got the bug too. You said to say exactly what I did so:
I got past the boss and to the island without dying, I died twice on the island before I got the the bell. I got the bell and went back to talk to the captain and then went to the lever and it didn't work. He didn't say anything and nothing happened, I just pressed space and it didn't work.
That was dissapointing too because I was quite enjoying the game! I hope this bug gets fixed before ch.2 because I would like to be able to understand that chapter (I assume it's a continuation of the story).
Anyways, good luck, and I hope you fix the bug!