180pp; illustrated with sketches and black and white photographs. Laminated printed paper-covered boards. Bumped spine heel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Signed and inscribed by author on front free endpaper 'To Ian With Best Wishes - John Sept '06'. Oblong 12mo.The author shares his experiences with those of colleagues who have met with those unwelcome ingredients most feared by the seafarer - grounding, collision, man overboard, hurricane and fire, and, worse, the tragedy of Shillong in the Gulf of Suez.
