Hell on High Seas Remarkable Stories of Survival, Endurance and Courage |
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| Author:
| Mundle, Rob |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7322-8882-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Australia
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| Imprint: | HarperSports |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Hell on High Seas chronicles some of the most remarkable stories of survival and daring the world′s oceans have ever hosted. Amazing feats of courage: some verging on madness, others where death is eluded through sheer bravery, determination and innovation - or even divine intervention? Maurice and Maralyn Bailey spent 117 days adrift in a rubber dinghy in the Pacific after their yacht was sunk by a whale. Five Mexican fishermen went to sea for a three-day shark-fishing trip and...
More DescriptionHell on High Seas chronicles some of the most remarkable stories of survival and daring the world′s oceans have ever hosted. Amazing feats of courage: some verging on madness, others where death is eluded through sheer bravery, determination and innovation - or even divine intervention? Maurice and Maralyn Bailey spent 117 days adrift in a rubber dinghy in the Pacific after their yacht was sunk by a whale. Five Mexican fishermen went to sea for a three-day shark-fishing trip and vanished - nine months later three of them reappeared. Ben and Elinore Carlin endured a hurricane-lashed crossing of the Atlantic in their tiny amphibious jeep, Half-Safe, the start of an incredible 10-year, around-the-world odyssey.