Voices from the sea : 35 true-life stories of life-and-death struggles against the sea

Paying tribute to the courage of sailors and explorers around the globe, a brightly illustrated volume describes the record-breaking feats, historic expeditions, disasters, and rescues in the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic, and beyond, profiling the accomplishments of Henk de Velde, Debra Searle, Alain Bombard, and others. Gripping accounts of savage storms, dangerous rescues, and life-threatening shipwrecks