Armidale episode 4

EPISODE 4:  Bravery, ingenuity, survival.

In the motor boat, the rowers have been doggedly pushing on all night, heading for the reconnaissance area. At the scene of the sinking, the men, with amazing effort, have been able to re-float the whaler by managing to get the stern out of the water and onto the raft. It is riddled with bullets and a gaping hole near the stern They are now faced with the seemingly impossible task of trying to patch it up.

“We were hardly in a fit state to tackle a job like this. We were weak and our hands and feet were so shrivelled they were like tripe.” Ordinary Seaman, Ray Raymond.