Description |
xix, 230 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain by Viking, 2014"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 230) |
Contents |
Author's Note -- Crew List: MFV Sudur Havid -- Glossary -- Boat Plans and Maps -- Prologue: 18:30, Saturday, 6 June 1998 -- PART I. ESCAPE -- PART II. TROUBLE -- PART III. ADRIFT -- PART IV. DELIVERANCE -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Report of the Court of Marine Inquiry : The Sinking of the MFV Sudurhavid. |
Summary |
The author recounts how, having just started his dream job as a scientific observer aboard a fishing boat in the waters off Antarctica, a severe storm struck and he led the crew to abandon the ship. |
Subject |
Lewis, Matt, 1974-
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Shipwrecks -- Antarctic Ocean.
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Sudur Havid (Fishing boat)
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Survival at sea -- Antarctic Ocean.
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Severe storms -- Antarctic Ocean.
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Rescues -- Antarctic Ocean.
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ISBN |
9780147515346 pbk. |
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0147515343 pbk. |
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