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Into A Raging Sea - Great South African Rescues (Paperback): Tony Weaver, Andrew Ingram Into A Raging Sea - Great South African Rescues (Paperback)
Tony Weaver, Andrew Ingram 2
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NSRI, here is a collection of daring rescues filled with drama and danger. From burning ships to shark attacks, sinking trawlers to hallucinating fishermen, these are the stories of man’s constant battle with some of the most dangerous waters on earth. But there is one story in particular that gave rise to the creation of the NSRI...

On 12 April 1966, four fishing boats put out to sea from Stilbaai on South Africa’s southern coast. Soon they were all pulling in fish as fast as they could bait their hooks, and the boats were settling lower in the water. Shortly before sunset, skipper Gerhard Dreyer saw clouds building on the horizon. But the fishing was too good and they ignored the signs. Later that night a gale force wind slammed into them. ‘I told the men to throw everything overboard,’ Gerhard remembers. An hour before midnight, Gerhard headed for deeper water to try and ride out the swells. As dawn broke, they saw for the first time the true extent of the night’s damage: among the flotsam, one man in a lifebuoy. That man was the only crewman from the other three boats to survive the terrible storm. Seventeen men died that night.

Simonstown schoolteacher Patti Price was horrified when she read the news. She began a media campaign and appealed to the president of the Society of Master Mariners. As a direct result of her efforts, the South African Inshore Rescue Service was founded in August 1966 (renamed the National Sea Rescue Institute in 1967). Today, the NSRI has 35 rescue bases and over 1 000 volunteers.

Finding Endurance - Shackleton, My Father And A World Without End (Paperback): Darrel Bristow-Bovey Finding Endurance - Shackleton, My Father And A World Without End (Paperback)
Darrel Bristow-Bovey
R295 R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Save R31 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

When Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was discovered below the Antarctic ice in March 2022, 106 years after it sank, the world thrilled anew with one of the greatest survival stories of all time.

Acclaimed South African writer Darrel Bristow-Bovey has a deeply personal relationship with the story of Endurance and in this lyrical journey into past and present, into humanity and the natural world, above and below the Antarctic ice, he revisits the famous story wondering why it seems to mean more today than ever before.

Drawing on literature, natural history, personal memoir and the thrilling epics of polar adventure, this is a celebration of the human spirit. If this story tells us anything, it’s that in the face of self-inflicted natural disaster, we can still pull off a miracle or two. From the bottom of the Weddell sea, Endurance still whispers that not all is lost, and not forever.

A History Of The World In Twelve Shipwrecks (Paperback): David Gibbins A History Of The World In Twelve Shipwrecks (Paperback)
David Gibbins
R586 R449 Discovery Miles 4 490 Save R137 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A history of the world through 12 shipwrecks, from ancient Rome to WW2, by world renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins.

From a Bronze Age ship built during the age of Queen Nefertiti and filled with ancient treasures, a Viking warship made for King Cnut himself, Henry VIII's spectacular Mary Rose and the golden age of the Tudor court, to the exploration of the Arctic, the tragic story of HMS Terror and tales of bravery and endurance aboard HMS Gairsoppa in World War Two, these are the stories of some of the greatest underwater discoveries of all time. A rich and exciting narrative, this is not just the story of those ships and the people who sailed on them, the cargo and treasure they carried and their tragic fate. This is also the story of the spread of people, religion and ideas around the world, a story of colonialism and migration which continues today.

Drawing on decades of experience excavating shipwrecks around the world, renowned maritime archaeologist David Gibbins reveals the riches beneath the waves and shows us how the treasures found there can be a porthole to the past to tell a new story about the world and its underwater secrets.

British Naval Documents, 1204-1960 (Hardcover): John B Hattendorf British Naval Documents, 1204-1960 (Hardcover)
John B Hattendorf
R4,323 Discovery Miles 43 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Beatty Papers: Selections From the Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty: V. 2: 1916-27 -... The Beatty Papers: Selections From the Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty: V. 2: 1916-27 - Selections From the Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty (Hardcover)
Brian Ranft
R4,222 Discovery Miles 42 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Samuel Pepys and the Second Dutch War - Pepys's Navy White Book and Brooke House Papers (Hardcover): R. Latham Samuel Pepys and the Second Dutch War - Pepys's Navy White Book and Brooke House Papers (Hardcover)
R. Latham
R4,182 Discovery Miles 41 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815 (Hardcover): B Lavery Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815 (Hardcover)
B Lavery
R4,217 Discovery Miles 42 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Royal Navy had most of its greatest triumphs in the decades up to 1815, but there has been relatively little study of its social life and shipboard administration, beyond popular myth and sensational accounts. This volume starts with the formal structure of naval discipline, with Admiralty instructions and captains' orderbooks. It then looks at how things really happened, using diaries, medical journals, petitions, court martial reports and even the menu book of a semi-literate steward. It reveals many strong characters and colourful incidents of shipboard life, while providing material for study.

Iron Fist From The Sea - Top Secret Seaborne Recce Operations (1978-1988) (Paperback): Arne Soderlund, Douw Steyn Iron Fist From The Sea - Top Secret Seaborne Recce Operations (1978-1988) (Paperback)
Arne Soderlund, Douw Steyn
R340 R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Save R36 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

From Cabinda in Angola to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, 4 Reconnaissance Regiment conducted numerous clandestine seaborne raids during the Border War. They attacked strategic targets such as oil facilities, transport infrastructure and even Russian ships. All the while 4 Recce’s existence and capability was largely kept secret, even within the South African Defence Force.

With unparalleled access to previously top secret documents, 50 operations undertaken by 4 Recce, other Special Forces units and the South African Navy are described here in Iron Fist From The Sea. The daunting Operation Kerslig (1981), in which an operator died in a raid on a Luanda oil refinery and others were injured, is retold in spine-tingling detail. The book reveals the versatility and effectiveness of this elite unit and also tells of both the successes and failures of its actions. Sometimes missions go wrong, as in Operation Argon (1985) when Captain Wynand Du Toit was captured. This fascinating work will enthrall anyone with an interest in Special Forces operations.

Iron Fist From The Sea takes you right to the raging surf, to the adrenalin and fear that is seaborne raiding.

Nelson's Victory: Trafalgar & Tragedy - Seven Ships Maritime History (Paperback): Kevin Jackson Nelson's Victory: Trafalgar & Tragedy - Seven Ships Maritime History (Paperback)
Kevin Jackson
R242 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R23 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Retoervloot - Kaapstad En Die VOC In 1713 (Afrikaans, Hardcover): Dan Sleigh Retoervloot - Kaapstad En Die VOC In 1713 (Afrikaans, Hardcover)
Dan Sleigh
R420 R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Dit is 1713. VOC-admiraal Johannes van Steelant bring sy ryklik belaaide retoervloot via die Kaapse diensstasie terug na Nederland uit Batavia. Saam op die vlagskip, sy vyf jong kinders. Op die oop see raak hulle een-een siek. Hete koors, maagpyn, swere – die gevreesde pokke.

Op 12 Februarie gaan die gesin, nou almal gesond, aan land in Tafelbaai. Hul skeepsklere word gewas in die VOC se slawelosie. Enkele maande later is byna die helfte van die Kaapse bevolking dood aan pokke.

In Retoervloot bring VOC-kenner Dan Sleigh dié gegewe, en die verbysterende werkinge van die VOC-retoervlootstelsel, lewend voor die oog. Aan die hand van Van Steelant se nuut-ontdekte skeepsjoernaal, met die agtergrondinkleding wat ’n meesterlike geskiedkundige soos Sleigh kan bied, staan die leser op die dek van vlagskip Sandenburg – ’n magtige skip van ’n roemryke organisasie, dog uitgelewer aan die woedende oseaan. Verder is Retoervloot ’n gedenksteen vir Kaapstad se grootste ramp tot op hede

Historic Maritime Maps (Hardcover): Donald Wigal Historic Maritime Maps (Hardcover)
Donald Wigal
R1,182 Discovery Miles 11 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Treatise on the Law of War (Paperback): Cornelis van Bijnkershoek A Treatise on the Law of War (Paperback)
Cornelis van Bijnkershoek
R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Grimsby's Lost Ships of WW1 (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Shipwrecks of the River Humber Grimsby's Lost Ships of WW1 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Shipwrecks of the River Humber
R687 Discovery Miles 6 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Unsinkable - Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett (Paperback): James Sullivan Unsinkable - Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett (Paperback)
James Sullivan
R482 R454 Discovery Miles 4 540 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Smugglers' Coast - the story of smuggling around Eyemouth (Paperback): Derek Janes The Smugglers' Coast - the story of smuggling around Eyemouth (Paperback)
Derek Janes
R163 Discovery Miles 1 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For generations, smuggling was a way of life all round the coasts of Scotland. In its heyday 'merchant-smugglers' found ready markets for their goods at all levels of society. And none was more successful than John Nisbet. He built Gunsgreen House, a grand mansion in Eyemouth on the Berwickshire coast, with the proceeds of the 'free trade'.

The Development of the EU as a Sea-Policy Actor - Fish, Ships and Navies (Hardcover): Finn Laursen The Development of the EU as a Sea-Policy Actor - Fish, Ships and Navies (Hardcover)
Finn Laursen
R3,144 Discovery Miles 31 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Development of the EU as a Sea-Policy Actor explores the marine and maritime policies of the European Union (EU), including fisheries, maritime transport, marine environment and maritime safety policies. These policies have made the EU an important sea-policy actor internally and externally. The author places the EU's sea-related policies in a historical context and discusses the explanatory power of various political science theories, international relations and regional integration theories in particular. What emerges clearly is that no one theory can explain the observed developments, but that we need to combine theories to get a fuller understanding and explanation of what is also referred to as the Blue Europe. Entrepreneurship and small business management educators, researchers, scholars, university administrators and mentors and advisors to entrepreneurs will glean the latest insights, programming overviews, best practices and contemporary perspectives that have real applications in these fields.

Transport to Another World - HMS Tamar and the Sinews of Empire (Paperback): Stephen Davies Transport to Another World - HMS Tamar and the Sinews of Empire (Paperback)
Stephen Davies
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Mementoes of HMS Tamar abound in Hong Kong, but what is really known about this troopship and her role in the maintenance of British imperial rule? Using logbooks, newspapers, and numerous other sources, this book pieces together the multifaceted and largely unknown history of the Tamar. From her launch into service to her roles as a hospital, theatre stage, and transport for military personnel, the Tamar carried not just people, but also their mundane dreams and ambitions - for friends, families, and staying alive. Any ideas or concerns about sustaining the empire seldom featured in their minds at all, but it was this empire that the Tamar served for seventy-nine years, steaming the equivalent of thirty-two times around the Earth and transporting tens of thousands of people to what would seem to them another world. In this engaging narrative, the Tamar's exploits and the experiences of her crew and passengers parallel those of the British Empire and its subjects, bringing to life the realities of imperial life on land and at sea. As mud continues to settle over the Tamar's forgotten remains in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Transport to Another World will appeal to historians and readers interested in maritime history and colonial Hong Kong in general, and makes a case for conserving the memory of a past some would prefer to forget.

Mailrunning - three eighteenth-century Atlantic lives (Hardcover): Sally Jeffery Mailrunning - three eighteenth-century Atlantic lives (Hardcover)
Sally Jeffery
R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Crash Boats of Gorleston - The Exploits of No.24 Air Sea Rescue Unit of the Royal Air Force During World War 2 (Paperback):... Crash Boats of Gorleston - The Exploits of No.24 Air Sea Rescue Unit of the Royal Air Force During World War 2 (Paperback)
Tony Overill
R588 Discovery Miles 5 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Jolly Jossman R.N. (Paperback): Frederick Dale The Jolly Jossman R.N. (Paperback)
Frederick Dale
R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

JOLLY, a good sense of humour; JOSSMAN, a necessary strong personality. Frederick Dale's memoirs show that he clearly had an abundance of both qualities. Throughout a naval career of nearly thirty-three years, he rose from the rank of boy seaman, second class, to the exalted position of a fleet master-at-arms. Being the person responsible for the discipline and many other aspects of several hundred sailors' lives, both at sea and ashore, Dale relates some raucous stories here that will make your hair curl! But fleet master-at-arms Dale hardly led a pure existence himself. He boxed as a middleweight for many years at fairground boxing booths, where members of the public would challenge him. The success of these rough and tumble days spurred him on to begin a career as a professional boxer, whilst simultaneously employed by the Navy; a dual existence that not many sailors have achieved. Dale's recollections give the ordinary person a peep through the porthole into ship life, showing the humorous escapades that befall sailors as they let off 'a little' steam whilst ashore or try to break up the monotony at sea. This is an insider's view of life in the Royal Navy, depicting the sailors in their element, as they work (and play) hard. Being an active member of the Navy, however, is not without its dangers and there are a sprinkling of life's sadder moments covered here; extreme weather carrying men overboard, hostile fire and dealing with the aftermath of World War II. But life goes on, especially when you've got hundreds of sailors to keep an eye on (and all those confounded charge sheets to write!).

A History of Alcatraz Island Since 1853 (Paperback): Gregory L. Wellman A History of Alcatraz Island Since 1853 (Paperback)
Gregory L. Wellman
R643 R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd (Hardcover): Abc Whipple The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd (Hardcover)
Abc Whipple; Illustrated by H B Vestal
R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Peaks Island and Portland Harbor (Hardcover): Susan Hanley, Holly Hurd-Forsyth Peaks Island and Portland Harbor (Hardcover)
Susan Hanley, Holly Hurd-Forsyth
R744 Discovery Miles 7 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Lighthouses of Humboldt County (Hardcover): Julie Clark Lighthouses of Humboldt County (Hardcover)
Julie Clark; Foreword by Jon Humboldt Gates
R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Strange Tales Of The Sea - Large Print Hardcover Edition (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Jack... Strange Tales Of The Sea - Large Print Hardcover Edition (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Jack Strange
R701 R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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