Boat Survival

This is the first-person account of Herbert W. Stone, the second-mate of the Earnmoor, a tramp steamer which sank during a hurricane in the Atlantic on September 5, 1889. Stone and a handful of his surviving shipmates drifted in an open lifeboat for three weeks in the Gulf Stream before being rescued off of Cape Hatteras on September 26, 1889. Owned by the Earn Line Shipping Company of Philadelphia, the Earnmoor was built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in Tyne, England. She was approximately 2,000 tons with a length of 280 feet and a beam of 36 feet. During her short life between ...

With Nazis bombing London every night, it's time for 13-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says he's one of the lucky ones - one of 90 boys and girls to ship out aboard the SS City of Benares to safety in Canada. Life aboard the luxury ship is grand-nine-course meals, new friends, and a life far from the bombs, rations, and his stepmum's glare. And after five days at sea, the ship's officers announce that they're out of danger. They're wrong.

Here’s a strong KDP description for the 3-book collection: Three books. Three very different ocean nightmares. One collection built around survival. The ocean can look calm right up until the moment everything changes. OCEAN SURVIVAL brings together three complete Commander Puzzles books exploring shipwrecks, diving emergencies, human endurance, and the warning signs that can mean the difference between getting out—and becoming trapped. THE OCEAN DOESN’T FORGIVE A nonfiction look at shipwreck survival, maritime psychology, and what happens after the vessel disappears beneath the ...

A space cruise ship adventure… In the early 22nd century, the major industry is space tourism. Interplanetary cruise ships are common with itineraries all around the solar system. Talented but unemployed trombonist Chase Doster tells his story of his first professional job as a show band musician on a new ship. Something unexpected interrupts his first cruise, and his duties become much more than just performing and having a good time! Read his story and find out how!

The swamp doesn't forgive mistakes. And it never forgets its young. Marcus Weir wanted the ultimate viral video. He ignored the local warnings, bypassed the safety markers, and steered his group of friends deep into the forbidden back channels of the Louisiana bayou. They were looking for the "Queen of the Bayou"—a prehistoric legend the locals refuse to name. They found her. One reckless moment turns a celebratory trip into a blood-soaked struggle for survival. After a catastrophic collision with a massive juvenile alligator leaves their boat sinking and their group stranded, the real ...

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Listeners will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!

The true account of the 2017-2018 solo nonstop circumnavigation by Jerome Rand aboard the Westsail 32 Mighty Sparrow. A testament to endurance and adventure, this memoir recounts what life is like aboard a small sailboat during a 271-day voyage around the globe, alone, and without stopping. One of the greatest challenges of both body and mind, the author will take you onboard during the good times and the bad. As one of only a handful of people to have ever succeed in such a small boat, this story is truly the adventure of a lifetime.

A dream vacation on a luxurious yacht turns deadly in this pulse-pounding beach read. "Fabulous read." —Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The View From Lake Como "Irresistibly wicked ... I couldn't put it down!" —Kathryn Stockett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Help Belle...

The heart-stopping memoir, soon to be a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, and directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest). Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with...

There is nowhere to run when the hunting ground is surrounded by the black abyss. Caleb traded the freezing peaks for the relentless, driving rain of the Pacific Northwest coast. Desperate for off-the-books cash to fund his solitary journey, he takes a grueling job as a deckhand on the Iron Wake, a rusted commercial trawler pushing into unmapped, dangerous territory. The heavy ocean spray and overwhelming stench of diesel perfectly mask his scent, but they also severely cripple his supernatural senses. The desperate captain is hunting a massive payday, dropping pots in a forbidden stretch ...

A dying town. A blood debt from the deep. A nightmare awakening. Collin Mercer hasn’t returned to Black Tide Point in eleven years, and for good reason. The dilapidated fishing village is drowning in rot, sulfur, and long-buried secrets. But when a salvage dive uncovers an antique pendant from the silt of a submerged channel, it awakens a starving, ancient apex predator. This is no fairy tale. It is a ruthless, elongated nightmare with translucent teeth that uses the drowned as bait. Trapped inside a flooded cannery while a violent storm surge cuts off all escape, Collin is forced to face...

Across Islands and Oceans is the memoir of 25 year-old James Baldwin and his epic two-year, solo circumnavigation in Atom, his trusty but aging 28-foot sailboat.

The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls "A terrific read." I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me...

An up-to-the-minute survival guide from the creator of Survivorman explores how to stay alive in the wild, in the jungle, in the desert, and in urban disasters. From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the...

Bound for Distant Seas begins sailing author James Baldwin's epic tale of his second circumnavigation. His story is seasoned by his adventures during his first circumnavigation in 1984-86 as told in Across Islands and Oceans. Alone with little money aboard Atom, his now-engineless 28-foot sailboat, James embarks on his odyssey without the comforts and equipment most sailors consider essential.

Lake George was supposed to be a summer paradise. On the crowded afternoon of July third, the blue skies turn a bruised, chemical green. A sudden, violent waterspout touches down in the southern basin, tearing through the marina and ripping two teenage parasailers from the sky. Veteran marine patrol officer Ray Mercer has never seen destruction on this scale. On the shattered shoreline, off duty ER nurse Lena Hart must fight to keep her family and strangers alive using nothing but scavenged debris and sheer willpower. Then the sirens sound again. The first storm was just a warning. The next...

A Historical Adventure Book Set in the Congo River Region during the Late 19th to Early 20th Century "Steamboats of the Congo" is a riveting chronicle unfolding amidst the European expansion into Africa. As you traverse through the pages, you will follow Captain John Kinsley, a man grappling with the challenges of survival and morality on the tumultuous waterways of the Congo River. The Journey Begins From sandbars to smallpox, Kinsley's adversities on his fateful voyage onboard the British and African Steamship M’poso encompass not only the treacherous natural elements of African river ...

Off the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean and forms the Columbia River Bar: a watery collision so turbulent and deadly that it’s nicknamed the Graveyard of the Pacific. Two thousand ships have been wrecked on the bar since the first European ship dared to try to cross it. Since then, the commercial importance of the Columbia River has only grown, but despite the construction of jetties on either side, the bar remains treacherous.

The divers survived the dive. Then they reached the surface—and discovered their boat was gone. Daniel Mercer joined the Ocean Quest hoping to overcome the memory of a rescue that ended in tragedy. But while he and eleven other divers explore a remote tropical reef, a hidden mechanical failure sends their dive boat to the bottom. When the first group surfaces, they find only floating debris, open ocean and a current carrying them farther from land. One diver is missing. Another may be suffering from decompression sickness. A crew member could still be trapped inside the sunken vessel. ...

A Culinary Adventure on the High Seas A bold and completely necessary guide to eating at sea (or how to stay alive while everything is wet, moving or actively trying to kill you. The Sailor’s Survival Cookbook is here to help you navigate the treacherous waters of maritime cooking, where your kitchen is the size of a shoebox, your stove is possessed by demons, and gravity is more of a suggestion than a rule. This book is not about fussy, overcomplicated recipes that require Michelin-star skills, rare Amazonian spices, or the patience of a monk. This is about 100+ easy meals designed for ...