Recording the time as 12.05 am and date as 4 August, musician Moss Hills added calmly: So I guess were going down. In August 1991, excited holiday-makers boarded the Oceanos at East London for the trip of a lifetime. Despite treacherous weather, the captain ordered the ship to set sail for Durban. And so began the ill-fated voyage. Hurricane force winds and giant rogue waves aggravated the hostile storm. Soon the ship started taking water. Panicked senior crew members scrambled into lifeboats leaving the ships evacuation to ...
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Recording the time as 12.05 am and date as 4 August, musician Moss Hills added calmly: So I guess were going down. In August 1991, excited holiday-makers boarded the Oceanos at East London for the trip of a lifetime. Despite treacherous weather, the captain ordered the ship to set sail for Durban. And so began the ill-fated voyage. Hurricane force winds and giant rogue waves aggravated the hostile storm. Soon the ship started taking water. Panicked senior crew members scrambled into lifeboats leaving the ships evacuation to the on-board entertainers. At one point, a musician manned the bridge, at another, a magician. Women and children clambered aboard lifeboats which were launched into terrifying seas, leaving their husbands behind, unsure if they would see each other again. After all the operational lifeboats had been utilised, 221 passengers and junior crew were left stranded on the rapidly sinking ship. During this catastrophe the South African Air Force embarked on their biggest air rescue ever, with helicopter crews and Navy divers risking everything to evacuate the remaining passengers. In Against all Odds, maritime lawyer Andrew Pike, who was part of the legal investigation into the Oceanos sinking, recreates the compelling drama and extraordinary heroism of the greatest maritime rescue in South African history.
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Add this copy of Against All Odds: the Epic Story of the Oceanos Rescue to cart. $51.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2019 by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 0x0x0; The wraps are tidy overall with little edge wear, there is a sticker on the back wrap. The binding is secure. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. r*08/10/2024 JHK.
Add this copy of Against All Odds: the Epic Story of the Oceanos Rescue to cart. $59.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2019 by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
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Very Good. 242 Pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*30/06/2022 [Ak]
