True Shipwreck Tales

613.69 LETTERMAN
Survivors: True Tales of Endurance
John B. Letterman, Ed.
A disastrous voyage from Spain to the Americas in 1528, and a sailor marooned on a Pacific Island are just two of the stories that will make you a landlubber.

910 ROBERTSON
Survive the Savage Sea
Dougal Robertson
Six members of the Robertson family spent 37 days adrift in the Pacific, battling thirst, sharks, and 20-foot waves.

910.09 CALLAHAN
Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
Steven Callahan
A riveting account of the courage, inventiveness, and humor of the only person known to have survived more than two months alone at sea in an inflatable raft.

910.9164 ASHCROFT
Red Sky in Mourning
Tami Oldham Ashcroft
Ashcroft recounts the grief and loneliness of surviving at sea after a hurricane destroys her boat and sweeps her fiancé overboard.

910.91644 BENEDETTO
Sailing Into the Abyss
William R. Benedetto
A freighter carrying 5,000 tons of bombs to Vietnam hits rough seas, and its cargo begins breaking loose, endangering the brave crew, who continue fighting to keep the ship stable.

977 RATIGAN
Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals
William Ratigan
Profiling wrecks from centuries past as well as present, this tale will remind you of the dangers you face on the water, even close to home.

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