Safety and Survival at Sea

Safety and Survival at Sea by E C B & Kenneth Lee. Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, New York, NY, 1971. 1st Edition1st Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. 286 Pgs. ISBN 0393031128. 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. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 8575.