Almost on the reef
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The story of one couple's rescue at sea after their boat was holed during a cyclone is presented. The use of a COSPAS-SARSAT system enabled their distress call to be picked up quickly. Advice on the use of satellite aided rescue tracking is given.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2000
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Shipwrecked! Twenty days in a life raft
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A French sailor describes her experiences after her boat sank in the the Solomon Islands. She drifted 20 days in a life raft before being rescued in Papua New Guinea.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 1992
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119 days upside down
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Four men aboard a trimaran survived for 119 days when the boat capsized on a voyage between New Zealand and Tonga. One of the survivors describes the experience.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 1992
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