Cover of The Boat: Singapore Escape - Cannibalism at Sea

The Boat: Singapore Escape - Cannibalism at Sea

In 1942 a ship carrying 500 escapees from Japanese-occupied Singapore set sail from Padang 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. One month later the boat reached land, there were only four survivors.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 152 pages

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