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Rose-Noëlle was a trimaran that capsized at 6 AM on June 4, 1989, in the southern Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand. [1] [2] Four men (John Glennie, James Nalepka, Rick Hellriegel and Phil Hoffman) survived adrift on the wreckage of the ship for 119 days.
The vessel and her six-man crew had been fishing the North Atlantic Ocean out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her last reported position was 180 mi (290 km) northeast of Sable Island on October 28, 1991. The story of Andrea Gail and her crew was the basis of the 1997 book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger, and a 2000 film adaptation of the ...
The Snapper is a 1993 Irish film directed by Stephen Frears, [1] and starring Tina Kellegher, Colm Meaney and Brendan Gleeson. The film is based on the novel [ 2 ] by Irish writer Roddy Doyle , about the Curley family and their domestic adventures.
Tami Lee Oldham Ashcraft (née Oldham) (born February 20, 1960) is an American sailor and author who, in 1983, survived 41 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean. [1] Her story inspired the 2018 film Adrift .
Scam (film) Scattered Dreams; The Sea Wolf (1993 film) Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story; Silent Cries; Singapore Sling (1993 film) Skinheads USA: Soldiers of the Race War; Skylark (1993 film) The Snapper (film) Strapped; The Substitute (1993 film)
Losing Sight of Shore is a 2017 documentary film, directed by Sarah Moshman, [1] [2] which chronicles the journey of four British women, nicknamed "The Coxless Crew", [3] who row across the Pacific Ocean from California to Australia without the support of trailing boats.
The Open Water film series consists of American-distributed standalone survival-horror and natural horror-shark thriller movies, inspired by the real-life disappearance of Tom and Eileen Lonergan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The overall plot centers around individuals who are stranded in the ocean and must fight to survive the hours alone.
In retelling the story of the crew's ordeal, Philbrick uses an account written by Thomas Nickerson, who was a teenage cabin boy on board the Essex and wrote about the experience in his old age; Nickerson's account was found in 1960 but was not authenticated until 1980. In 1984, an abridged version of his account was finally published.