Return of the Coffin Ships - The Derbyshire Enigma (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

In September 1980, the British ship Derbyshire sailed into the eye of Typhoon Orchid and on into oblivion, taking all on board with her. The destructive power of a typhoon is awesome, but the Derbyshire was no small and ageing tramp, running red rust with a crew of deadbeats culled from the backwaters of the world. She was just four years old, manned entirely by competent British seamen and maintained to the highest standards. She matched the best afloat in her day. How then could this great ship have disappeared so quickly and completely, with not even a faint cry for help, and leaving only a thin film of oil on the sea to mark her passing? The only good thing to come out of whatever appalling calamity over-whelmed the Derbyshire was that it turned the spotlight on a hitherto unrecognised phenomenon -- the disappearing bulk carriers. In this powerful book, Bernard Edwards, master mariner turned writer, reports on his investigations into the loss of a number of these giant bulk carriers and offers a new and controversial solution to the Derbyshire mystery, at the same time taking the lid off the on-going scandal of the disappearing bulk carriers.

General

Imprint:	Brick Tower Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2021
First published:	October 1998
Authors:	Bernard Edwards
Dimensions:	140 x 215 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-883283-19-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-883283-19-1
Barcode:	9781883283193

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