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Adrift : a true story of love, loss, and survival at sea / by Ashcraft, Tami Oldham,1960-author.; McGearhart, Susea,author.; revision of:Ashcraft, Tami Oldham, 1960-Red sky in mourning.;
Subjects: Ashcraft, Tami Oldham, 1960-; Shipwrecks; Yachting accidents; Survival at sea.; Shipwreck survival.;
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438 days : an extraordinary true story of survival at sea / by Franklin, Jonathan,1964-author.;
The sharkers -- A stormy tribe -- Ambushed at sea -- Search and no rescue -- Adrift -- Hunter gatherers -- A fight for life -- Swimming with sharks -- Encounters with a whale -- On the road to nowhere -- A year at sea -- Another slow death -- The rooster -- Who is this wild man? -- Found but lost -- Attacked by cockroaches -- Call of the sea.
Subjects: Alvarenga, Salvador, approximately 1977.; Fisheries; Fishers; Fishing boats; Fishing villages; Illegal aliens; Salvadorans; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea;
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The disappeared [videorecording] / by Campbell, William,1959-; Doucette, Ryan.; Downey, Brian,1944-; Mitchell, Shandi.; Movie Central (Firm); Movie Network.; Telefilm Canada.;
Billy Campbell, Ryan Doucette, Brian Downey.The surviving crew of a sunken fishing boat avoids a watery death in the North Atlantic by escaping in a pair of barges, and attempts to row for shore while battling hunger, thirst, exhaustion, and injury. With their energy fading fast and no rescue in sight, the exhausted sailors soon realize that their greatest adversary may not be ocean that threatens to swallow them up, but the paralyzing fear of never seeing their loved ones again.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fishers; Seafaring life; Shipwreck survival; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea;
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Save our souls : the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder / by Pearl, Matthew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-241) and index.In the late 19th century, "a shark fishing boat disappeared. On board the doomed vessel were the Walkers--the ship's captain Frederick, his wife Elizabeth, their three teenage sons, and their dog--along with the ship's crew. The family had spotted a promising fishing location when a terrible storm arose, splitting their vessel in two and leaving those onboard adrift on the perilous sea. When the castaways awoke the next morning, they discovered they had been washed ashore on Sand Island, which was inhabited by a large but ragged and emaciated man who introduced himself as Hans. Hans appeared to have been there for a while and could quickly educate the Walkers and their crew on the island's resources. But Hans had a secret, and as the Walker family gradually came to learn more, what seemed like a stroke of luck to have the mysterious man's assistance became something ominous, something darker"--
Subjects: Walker family.; Betrayal.; Castaways; Criminals; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea;
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Save our souls [text (large print)] : the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder / by Pearl, Matthew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In the late 19th century, "a shark fishing boat disappeared. On board the doomed vessel were the Walkers--the ship's captain Frederick, his wife Elizabeth, their three teenage sons, and their dog--along with the ship's crew. The family had spotted a promising fishing location when a terrible storm arose, splitting their vessel in two and leaving those onboard adrift on the perilous sea. When the castaways awoke the next morning, they discovered they had been washed ashore on Sand Island, which was inhabited by a large but ragged and emaciated man who introduced himself as Hans. Hans appeared to have been there for a while and could quickly educate the Walkers and their crew on the island's resources. But Hans had a secret, and as the Walker family gradually came to learn more, what seemed like a stroke of luck to have the mysterious man's assistance became something ominous, something darker"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Walker family.; Betrayal.; Castaways; Criminals; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea;
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Adrift [videorecording] / by Claflin, Sam,1986-actor.; Palmer, Grace,actor.; Thomas, Jeffrey,1945-actor.; Woodley, Shailene,actor.; Baltasar Kormákur,1966-film director.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Grace Palmer, Jeffrey Thomas.Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Ashcraft, Tami Oldham, 1960-; Sharp, Richard; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea; Hurricanes; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.
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Adrift [videorecording] / by Claflin, Sam,1986-actor.; Palmer, Grace,actor.; Thomas, Jeffrey,1945-actor.; Woodley, Shailene,actor.; Baltasar Kormákur,1966-film director.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Grace Palmer, Jeffrey Thomas.Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Ashcraft, Tami Oldham, 1960-; Sharp, Richard; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea; Hurricanes; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.
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Swept away / by O'Leary, Beth,author.;
"Two strangers find themselves in a tricky situation when one night turns into days of being stranded at sea in this epic new love story by bestselling author Beth O'Leary. What if you were lost at sea ... with your one-night stand? Zeke and Lexi thought it would just be a night of fun. They had no intentions of seeing each other again. Zeke is only in town for the weekend to buy back his late father's houseboat. Lexi has no time for dating when she needs to help take care of her best friend's daughter. Going back home with a stranger seems like a perfect escape from their problems. But a miscommunication in the dark, foggy night means no one tied the houseboat to the dock. The next morning, Zeke and Lexi realize all they can see is miles and miles of water. With just a few provisions on the idle boat, Zeke and Lexi must figure out how to get back home. But aside from their survival, they're facing another challenge. Because when you're stuck together for days on end, it gives you a lot of time to get to know someone-and to fall in love with them"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Boats and boating; Houseboats; Man-woman relationships; Strangers; Survival at sea; Survival;
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The last lifeboat / by Gaynor, Hazel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Inspired by a remarkable true story, a young teacher evacuates children to safety across perilous waters, in a moving and triumphant new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. 1940, Kent: Alice King is not brave or daring-she's happiest finding adventure through the safe pages of books. But times of war demand courage, and as the threat of German invasion looms, a plane crash near her home awakens a strength in Alice she'd long forgotten. Determined to do her part, she finds a role perfectly suited to her experience as a schoolteacher-to help evacuate Britain's children overseas. 1940, London: Lily Nichols once dreamed of using her mathematical talents for more than tabulating the cost of groceries, but life, and love, charted her a different course. With two lively children and a loving husband, Lily's humble home is her world, until war tears everything asunder. With her husband gone and bombs raining down, Lily is faced with an impossible choice: keep her son and daughter close, knowing she may not be able to protect them, or enroll them in a risky evacuation scheme, where safety awaits so very far away. When a Nazi U-boat torpedoes the S. S. Carlisle carrying a ship of children to Canada, a single lifeboat is left adrift in the storm-tossed Atlantic. Alice and Lily, strangers to each other-one on land, the other at sea-will quickly become one another's very best hope as their lives are fatefully entwined"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Evacuation of civilians; Mother and child; Survival at sea; Women teachers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Mutiny on the Bounty / by FitzSimons, Peter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories-- a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order-- and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave. Under the leadership of Fletcher Christian most of the crew mutinied soon after sailing from Tahiti, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 loyal crewmen adrift in a small open boat. In one of history's great feats of seamanship, Bligh navigated this tiny vessel for 3618 nautical miles to Timor. Fletcher Christian and the mutineers sailed back to Tahiti, where most remained and were later tried for mutiny. But Christian, along with eight fellow mutineers and some Tahitian men and women, sailed off into the unknown, eventually discovering the isolated Pitcairn Island-- at the time not even marked on British maps-- and settling there. This astonishing story is historical adventure at its very best, encompassing the mutiny, Bligh's monumental achievement in navigating to safety, and Fletcher Christian and the mutineers' own epic journey from the sensual paradise of Tahiti to the outpost of Pitcairn Island. The mutineers' descendants live on Pitcairn to this day, amid swirling stories and rumours of past sexual transgressions and present-day repercussions. Mutiny on the Bounty is a sprawling, dramatic tale of intrigue, bravery and sheer boldness, told with the accuracy of historical detail and total command of story that are Peter FitzSimons' trademarks.
Subjects: Bligh, William, 1754-1817.; Christian, Fletcher, 1764-1793.; Bounty (Ship); Survival at sea; Survival; Bounty Mutiny, 1789.;
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