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- Dougal Robertson had the idea to sail the raft to the centre of the Pacific and catch the counter current back to America. The group had several cans of water and some rations on board, including dried bread, biscuits, onions and fruit, on which they managed to survive for six days.
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Dougal Robertson (1924–1992) was a Scottish author and sailor who with his family survived being adrift at sea after their schooner was holed by a pod of orcas in 1972, one of the few documented orca attacks in the Pacific.
Jul 18, 2012 · 18 July 2012. The Robertson family were sailing across the Pacific when their boat was sunk by killer whales. A family is shipwrecked in the Pacific ocean by a school of killer whales and have to...
Jan 1, 1973 · In June 1972, the Robertson's boat was attacked by killer whales and sank in 60 seconds. The six members of this family survive 37 days adrift in the Pacific, first in a rubber raft and then a fiberglass dingy.
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Jun 6, 2024 · On June 15, 1972, some 18 months after the family embarked on their voyage, the schooner was attacked by three killer whales in the Pacific Ocean. It forced the Robertsons and a hitchhiker to ...
Lyn and Dougal Robertson were struggling dairy farmers who decided to sell their farm at Meerbrook, near Leek in Staffordshire and to purchase a boat to sail around the world with their family, 16-year-old son Douglas, daughter Anne, 18, and twin sons Neil and Sandy, aged nine.
The Robertsons are attempting a circumnavigation when their yacht is sunk by killer whales in the Pacific Ocean. With very few provisions, an inflatable raft (which later sinks) and a dinghy the Robertsons are able to survive 38 days on the ocean under extreme conditions.
Jul 24, 2024 · Dougal wrote a bestselling book about the shipwreck, Survive the Savage Sea, making enough money to buy a yacht for himself and a farm for Linda. He planned to complete his trip around the world, but stopped off in Greece and stayed there, living on his boat.
