Amazing sailing stories
Durham, Dick, 1951-2011
Book
A collection of gripping tales- both ancient and modern- of thrilling adventures at sea. Whether its the discovery of a giant squid or Jonah and the whale, nothing is quite as captivating as a sea legend or story.
Main title:
Amazing sailing stories / Dick Durham.
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Imprint:
Chichester : John Wiley, 2011.
Collation:
vii, 264 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: pt. One Survival -- Voyage of Desperation -- Three Months Adrift in a Rubber Dinghy -- The True Story of Moby Dick -- Psychopaths in the Fo'c'sle -- Once is More Than Enough -- The Greatest Sea Voyage of All Time? -- Decoy Ship -- Death Did Not Deter Her -- Bligh: A Flawed Real Life `Master and Commander' -- Drifting Alone Across the Ocean in a Punctured Life-Raft -- pt. Two Calm -- A Ship Swallowed by a Cave -- Orchestra from Hell -- Death at the Helm -- Sunk by a Leviathan in Thick Fog -- The Silent Creeks -- pt. Three Storm -- Fastnet 79: The Killer Storm -- A Chop-Stick Fortune in the South Seas -- Fatal Delivery Trip -- Anchoring a Tall Ship in a Puddle -- Three Times Capsized Sailing Round Antarctica -- pt. Four Human Error -- UK Border Patrol of Yesteryear -- Man Overboard in the Middle of the Pacific -- Pilot Error Causes Shipwreck and Death -- Family Day-Trip Becomes Rescue at Sea -- The Curse of Ill-Gotten Gains --
ISBN:
9780470978030 (hbk)
Dewey class:
910.45387.2043
LC class:
GV811
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
53715
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 387.2043 DURH | On loan - Due: 29 Jun 2026 |