Safety and Survival at Sea

Safety and Survival at Sea by E C B & Kenneth Lee. Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, NY, 1971. 2nd Edition. Hardbound, No DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine. ISBN 0393031128. LCCN 79-15135. This book is an anthology of first-person accounts of man's ability - or inability - to survive at sea. The contributions come from an impressive range of men and women from all countries and from many centuries; there are the depositions of survivors of collisions, fires, torpedoings, aircraft crashes, yacht sinkings and like, made shortly after their rescue from the sea. There are accounts of experiences on rafts, in lifeboats, and in the sea, from the Tropics to the Artic oceans, and first-hand observations from the logbooks and writings of such people as Heyerdahl, Bombard, Chichester, Rose and Knox-Johnston. These have been present by the Lees in a logical sequence, from preparation against shipwreck, through survival in conditions of exposure. Illustrated. 315 Pgs. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 14471.