First Edition, 1972.
The dilemma of the Norwegian vessel 'Lindblad Explorer' demanded front page coverage, and rightly so. A seasoned seaman asserted that the rescue of the ship's passengers 600 miles south of Cape Horn, South America, was 'the greatest feat in the history of naval operations'. Not only was the transfer of 170 people from the 2500-ton luxury liner to a small Chilean craft 'one of the finest rescues at sea ever', but a rare and memorable example in human relations for the entire world...