Shipwrecks


The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Life of Pi
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
A Night to Remember
Lord of the Flies
Robinson Crusoe
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
The Terror
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
The Satanic Verses
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
Sole Survivor
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
A Night to Remember by Walter LordThe Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. BallardTitanic by Don  LynchIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Maritime Disaster
175 books — 72 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie       JonesMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Odyssey by HomerDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie       Jones
Nautical/Marine/Water Themed Books
298 books — 34 voters
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierThe Wreckers by Iain LawrenceCornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 by Cathryn J. PearceForbidden by Eve BuntingThe Wreckers by Bella Bathurst
Wreckers
44 books — 22 voters

A Night to Remember by Walter LordIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Wreck of the Medusa by Jonathan MilesWreck of the Medusa by Alexander McKeeWilful Murder by Diana Preston
LIFE BOAT ETHICS
13 books — 3 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickA Night to Remember by Walter LordAlive by Piers Paul Read
Non-fiction Disaster Books
330 books — 334 voters

Stewart Stafford
“ The Lighthouse by Stewart Stafford Apart and alone, From where the ships dock, Stands the white sentinel edifice on a promontory rock. Like the land's index finger, At the extent of the sea, Warning passing vessels where it's safe to be. It's one luminous eye, Swivels around its clear head, To keep lucky sailors off the seabed. It seeks no credit, And needs no thanks, Saluting proudly from above the fog banks. © Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved. ...more ”
― Stewart Stafford

“ The men nodded vigorously at me. When they took hold of me and lifted me in their strong arms, I thought nothing of it. I thought they were helping me. I was so full of trust in them that I felt grateful as they carried me in the air. Only when they threw me overboard did I begin to have doubts. ”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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