Storms and Wild Water.

Based on the author's experience, the book features a mozaic ofaccounts dealing with a wide range of yachts, motorboats and commercialvessels which have encountered difficulty at sea. They are all analysedin a useful yet entertaining way.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Pike, Dag
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2009
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; 1 The Eye of the Storm; 2 Forecasting Storms; 3 Ships in Storms; 4 Small Craft in Storms; 5 World Weather and Storm Creation; 6 Tropical Revolving Storms; 7 Extreme Waves; 8 Perfect Storms; 9 When the Storms Meet the Land; 10 The Wild Southern Ocean; 11 Atlantic Ocean Storms; 12 Indian Ocean Monsoons; 13 Pacific Ocean Cyclones; 14 Regional and Local Winds; 15 Wild Water and Whirlpools; 16 Tsunamis; 17 The Future; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y.