Rose-Noëlle
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rose-Noëlle |
| Route: | Picton to Tonga |
| Fate: | Capsized at 6am on June 4, 1989 by a rogue wave, drifted for 119 days and sank at Little Waterfall Bay |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Trimaran |
| Tonnage: | 6.5 tons |
| Length: | 12.6 m |
Rose-Noëlle was a trimaran that capsized at 6am on June 4, 1989 in the southern Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand.[1][2] Four men (John Glennie, James Nalepka, Rick Hellriegel and Phil Hoffman) survived adrift on the wreckage of the ship for 119 days.
Their story is told in the 2015 New Zealand television movie, Abandoned, starring Dominic Purcell and Peter Feeney, along with Owen Black and Greg Johnson.[3]
See also
- Steven Callahan, survived 76 days adrift in the Atlantic.
- Dougal Robertson, survived 38 days adrift in the Pacific.
- Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, survived 117 days adrift in the Pacific.
- Poon Lim, who survived for 133 days adrift in the Atlantic.
References
- ↑ Phare, Jane (2009-09-30). "Lost at sea: The Rose-Noelle story". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ↑ "119 days lost at sea - YBW". YBW. 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ↑ Purcell, Dominic; Feeney, Peter; Black, Owen; Johnson, Greg (2015-08-30), Abandoned, retrieved 2017-02-20
Further reading
- Nalepka, James. Capsized: The true story of four men adrift for 119 days. ISBN 978-0060179618.
- Glennie, John. The Spirit of Rose-Noelle: 119 days adrift: a survival story. ISBN 0-449-22082-6.
- http://www.womensweekly.co.nz/latest/real-life/the-rose-noelle-25-years-on-a-wifes-true-story-16105
External links
- "Safe haven". Magazine of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust. November 2006 – via thebarrier.co.nz.
- "Hope remains for couple lost at sea". The Age. 27 July 2005.
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