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Author Lewis, Matt, 1974-

Title Last man off : a true story of disaster and survival on the Antarctic seas / Matt Lewis.

Publication Info. New York : Plume, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  910.9167 LEWIS    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  910.9167 LEW    Check Shelf
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-
Shipwrecks -- Antarctic Ocean.
Sudur Havid (Fishing boat)
Survival at sea -- Antarctic Ocean.
Severe storms -- Antarctic Ocean.
Rescues -- Antarctic Ocean.
ISBN 9780147515346 pbk.
0147515343 pbk.
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