PublishedHachette, July 2018 |
ISBN9780733640674 |
FormatSoftcover, 336 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.4cm × 2.8cm |
In the early hours of 15 April 1912, the Cunard steamship Carpathia receives a distress call from the new White Star liner Titanic. Captain Arthur Rostron immediately turns Carpathia northwest and sails full speed through the dark night, into waters laden with icebergs, on a rescue mission that will become legendary.
Almost a century later, Carpathia's wreck has finally been located. She's over 500 feet down and only a few divers in the world can attain these depths. Among them is Englishman Ric Waring's team. In this captivating and intensively researched story, we follow the dual narratives of Rostron and the daring rescue of the Titanic survivors by Carpathia, and of Waring's team and their dangerous determination to reach the wreck. Rich in history and drama, the true story of Carpathia from her launching to the sensational events of 1912, World War I and beyond is a compelling narrative that moves at the page-turning pace of the very best fiction.
Bill is one of the founders of Boffins and has been involved in selecting the books we stock since our beginning in 1989. His favourite reading is history, with psychology, current affairs, and business books coming close behind. His hobbies are reading, food, reading, drinking, reading, and sleeping.
This is the story of the Carpathia, the ship that answered Titanic’s distress calls and arrived 2 hours after its sinking, and rescued over 700 survivors. 6 years later, during World War 1, Carpathia was sunk by a German U-Boat. The story follows the dual narratives of Captain Rostron and his daring rescue of the Titanic survivors, and the expedition by Ric Warren to reach the Carpathia wreck nearly a century later. It’s a real page-turner, and highly recommended.
