Against all odds : the epic story of the Oceanos rescue / Andew Pike.

"Recording the time as 12.05 am and date as 4 August, musician Moss Hills added calmly: "So I guess we're 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 Durba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pike, Andrew (Author)
Language:English
Published: Johannesburg : Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2019.
Subjects:
Oceanos (Ship)
Shipwrecks > South Africa.
Shipwreck survival > South Africa.
Shipwreck survival.
Shipwrecks.
South Africa.
Physical Description:xiii, 242 pages : black-and-white illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Chapter 1
  • A deal too good to miss; Chapter 2
  • All aboard; Chapter 3
  • Setting sail; Chapter 4
  • Mayday!; Chapter 5
  • Action stations ashore; Chapter 6
  • To the lifeboats; Chapter 7
  • 15 Squadron mobilises; Chapter 8
  • All at sea; Chapter 9
  • The Haven; Chapter 10
  • Awaiting the cavalry; Chapter 11
  • Last ones standing; Chapter 12
  • Going down; Chapter 13
  • Survivors ahoy!; Chapter 14
  • The investigation; Chapter 15
  • 'Abandon is for everybody'; Chapter 16
  • Lessons from black swans