Almost on the reef

Article Abstract:

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.

Usage, Artificial satellites, Satellites (Spacecraft), Sarsat (Artificial satellite)

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Shipwrecked! Twenty days in a life raft

Article Abstract:

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.

Shipwrecks

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119 days upside down

Article Abstract:

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.

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