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New Zealand maritime disasters
Gavin McLean ; colour plates by Eric Heath.
248 pages, 16 pages of plates
illustrations (some colour)
First published: 2007. Contents include: Hazards of the coasts -- The sail and steam era -- Foul play -- The modern era.
Summary: Shipwrecks litter the coasts and reefs of New Zealand. Disasters at sea are no longer the regular occurrence they were in the days when sea travel was the main means of coastal and international transport, yet recent wrecks like the Rena show that perils remain. Shipwrecked retells the voyages of ships doomed never to make their next port. Features plentiful photos and ephemera - including Eric Heath's colour illustrations of notable ships lost to the sea.