The Boat: Singapore Escape, Cannibalism at Sea
Singapore Escape, Cannibalism at Sea
Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, Southeast, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Walter Gibson | ISBN: | 9789814358958 |
| Publisher: | Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. | Publication: | July 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. | Language: | English |
| Author: | Walter Gibson |
| ISBN: | 9789814358958 |
| Publisher: | Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. |
| Publication: | July 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. |
| Language: | English |
In 1942 a ship carrying 500 escapees from Japanese-occupied Singapore set sail for Ceylon. Halfway to safety she was torpedoed and sank. Only one lifeboat was launched—a lifeboat built to carry twenty-eight but to which 135 souls now looked to for salvation. For twenty-six days, cannibalism, murder, heroism, and self-sacrifice drifted with her. There were only four survivors.
In 1942 a ship carrying 500 escapees from Japanese-occupied Singapore set sail for Ceylon. Halfway to safety she was torpedoed and sank. Only one lifeboat was launched—a lifeboat built to carry twenty-eight but to which 135 souls now looked to for salvation. For twenty-six days, cannibalism, murder, heroism, and self-sacrifice drifted with her. There were only four survivors.
