"Survive the Savage Sea"

(Reviewed by Judi Clark APR 30, 1998)

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n June 1972, the Robertson's boat was attacked by killer whales and sank in 60 seconds.  The six members of this family survive 37 days adrift in the Pacific, first in a rubber raft and then a fiberglass dingy. Without charts, compass, and with only 3 days worth of rations, they manage against 20 foot waves, sharks, thirst and starvation.

When I finished Adrift, I was on a hunt for more sea stories, so someone gave me this one to read. This certainly satisfied my interest proving to be another compelling read. What I found particularly interesting is the three sea survival stories together. Survive the Savage Sea is about a family's survival, whereas Adrift is single man's plight and Albatross (now called Untamed Seas) is survival amongst a group of strangers.

• Amazon readers' rating: from 17 reviews

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Bibliography: (with links to Amazon.com)

• Sea Survival in a Manual (1975)
• Survive the Savage Sea (1986)

 

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Book Marks:

• The official Web site for Survive the Savage Sea
• Synopsis of Survive the Savage Sea

 

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About the Author:

Dougal Robertson was born in Scotland in 1924 and spent the war in the Merchant Marine. He and his wife Lyn lived on a farm in England for a number of years before deciding to go on a circumnavigation with their children.