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75 Men, A Shipwreck and Me
Seventy-Five Men, A Shipwreck and Me is the true story of a daring race to recover a treasure trove of silver from a torpedoed wreck lying one-and-a-half miles beneath the Indian Ocean. The quest unites seventy-five seasoned seafarers, each skilled in navigating the ocean’s mysteries. However, they face an unexpected challenge: adapting to Catherine, an English woman aboard their converted drill ship.
“Catherine Bailey’s true story of a salvage expedition to the Indian Ocean is a vivid account of her own experience aboard a salvage vessel, the only woman in a large crew of hard men hungry to locate a vast fortune of sunken treasure. Told with energy, wit and unflappable composure, Bailey’s account of the voyage is by turns exhilarating, comic and fraught with tension. A marvellous account of an extraordinary adventure.”
– Patrick McGrath, author of Asylum and Martha Peake.
“Catherine Bailey’s true story of a salvage expedition to the Indian Ocean is a vivid account of her own experience aboard a salvage vessel, the only woman in a large crew of hard men hungry to locate a vast fortune of sunken treasure. Told with energy, wit and unflappable composure, Bailey’s account of the voyage is by turns exhilarating, comic and fraught with tension. A marvellous account of an extraordinary adventure.”
– Patrick McGrath, author of Asylum and Martha Peake.
174 pages, Paperback
Published August 16, 2024
About the author
Catherine Bailey
1 bookFilm, TV, audio producer and now writer of '75 men, a shipwreck and me' published 16/08/2024
Catherine Bailey has made feature films for theatrical release and many programmes for BBC Television, Channel Four and ITV. Catherine is also one of the main independent suppliers of drama and comedy for BBC Radio 4 and for Drama on Radio 3 and has won five Sony Radio Academy Awards.
Catherine Bailey has made feature films for theatrical release and many programmes for BBC Television, Channel Four and ITV. Catherine is also one of the main independent suppliers of drama and comedy for BBC Radio 4 and for Drama on Radio 3 and has won five Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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August 17, 2024
An exceptional adventure memoir. A fascinating and truly exciting story filled with joy and humour as well as genuinely terrifying moments.
July 7, 2025
Men going into the ocean with no navigation equipment and no supplies is peak man behavior. This woman was (although under prepared herself) trapped, nearly died and was surrounded by ignorant, egotistical, greedy men.
I was rooting for her to come out as a lesbian.
I was rooting for her to come out as a lesbian.
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