Sea Survival

PHSS highly recommend the following reference books!

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Title and Author

Book Review
Alone & Adrift

Steven Callahan

 The author recalls his seventy-six day ordeal adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in a five foot inflatable raft, after the sinking of his sailboat, recounting his problems surviving the weather, shark attacks, raft leaks, and food and water shortages.
Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea
Survive the Savage Sea

Dougal Robertson

 In June 1972 Dougal Robertson's yacht with his family aboard was attacked by killer whales in the Pacific Ocean and sank in seconds. This book is the story of their fight for survival.
Survive the Savage Sea (Sheridan House)
Fastnet Force 10

John Rousmaniere

 Three hundred and three yachts began the 1979 Fastnet Race but at the end of the race, fifteen people had died, twenty-four crews had abandoned ship, 136 people had been rescued and only 85 boats finished.
Fastnet, Force 10
Fatal Storm

Robert Mundle

 The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has become established as one of the world's major sporting events. In 1998 it became one of the world's major sporting disasters. Six sailors tragically perished, countless others suffered injuries and numerous yachts sank or were badly damaged. The subsequent search and rescue operation was one of the most phenomenally accomplished peacetime efforts the world has ever seen.
Fatal Storm
Essentials of Sea Survival

Frank Golden, Michael Tipton

 This is a comprehensive and informative guide to open-water survival, blending science with the authors' own research and examinations of real-life survival accounts. It provides up-to-date information on sustained survival in cold water a common sense approach to survival gear.
Essentials of Sea Survival
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