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Last Man Off: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Antarctic Seas

by Matt Lewis · 2014

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"A sinister version of The Perfect Storm . . . Thrilling." —Sunday Times (UK)

For readers of The Perfect Storm, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, and Into the Wild

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There's nothing that armchair adventure lovers relish more than a gripping true story of disaster and heroism, and Last Man Offdelivers all that against a breathtaking backdrop of icebergs and killer whales. On June 6, 1998, twenty-three-year-old Matt Lewis had just started his dream job as a scientific observer aboard a deep-sea fishing boat in the waters off Antarctica. As the crew haul in the line for the day, a storm begins to brew. When the captain vanishes and they are forced to abandon ship, Lewis leads the escape onto three life rafts, where the battle for survival begins.

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adult
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medium · 256 pages

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