Lewis, Matt, 1974-

Last man off : a true story of disaster and survival on the Antarctic seas / Matt Lewis - New York, New York : Plume, 2015 - xix, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm

"Originally published in Great Britain by Viking, 2014"-- Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (page 230)

Author's Note -- Crew List: MFV Sudur Havid -- Glossary -- Boat Plans and Maps -- Prologue: 18:30, Saturday, 6 June 1998 -- PART I. ESCAPE -- PART II. TROUBLE -- PART III. ADRIFT -- PART IV. DELIVERANCE -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Report of the Court of Marine Inquiry : The Sinking of the MFV Sudurhavid

"On June 6, 1998, twenty-three-year-old Matt Lewis had just started his dream job as a scientific observer aboard a deep-sea fishing boat in the waters off Antarctica. As the crew haul in the line for the day, a storm begins to brew. When the captain vanishes and they are forced to abandon ship, Lewis leads the escape onto three life rafts, where the battle for survival begins"--

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Lewis, Matt, 1974-


Sudur Havid (Fishing boat)


Shipwrecks--Antarctic Ocean
Survival at sea--Antarctic Ocean
Severe storms--Antarctic Ocean
Rescues--Antarctic Ocean
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.

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