San Demetrio

A possible solution to the geographical problem: they do a San Demetrio. The initial explosion/fire/panic/whatever kills off the senior officers and forces the survivors into the lifeboats, but after a couple of days of misery in the open boats they discover that the Requin, although wrecked, is still afloat, and offers a better chance of survival than trying to row back to shore against the wind.( Read more... )