ADRIFT: A True Story of Survival at Sea

by V. Sudarshan

When Commander Baath takes his French guests, with his crew of four, on a dive trip off Sir Hugh Rose Island, 20 nautical miles from Port Blair, it turns out to be the wrong day for a sea adventure.

The calm sea, an endless liquid mirror before they dived, turns rough when they surface in an hour, as a violent storm looms over them. What was supposed to be a day trip turns into an endless drifting in the Andaman Sea thick with pirates, without a sense of direction or sight of land. Adrift follows their terrifying ordeal, battling hunger and thirst, and most of all their sanity, as they encounter the primal face of nature. Based on a real incident, Adrift is a gripping tale of survival, perseverance and fortitude.

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 20, 2013

About the author

V. Sudarshan is a journalist and the author of the non-fiction narratives, Dead End: The Minister, the CBI and the Murder That Wasn't; Adrift: A True Story of Survival at Sea and Anatomy of an Abduction.

Reviews

[Indra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written book, gripping at most places. It is a real-life story of Cmdr Baath. Had an opportunity to meet him during our recent trip to Chidiya Tapu, Andaman Islands. I think this incident made him even stronger.

[Tanya Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great if you're in love with the sea/sailing,etc. Not much of a story-line. I guess what 'Life of Pi' would have been like without the tiger....