New Zealand is notoriously dangerous. On a good day, you can get rogue waves: a two- or three-metre set that can come out of nowhere. Not big, but powerful. That's very dangerous. I have no doubt that a wave got him." Aftermath The documentary of McAuley's journey, Solo, incorporated video footage recovered from one surviving memory stick in his camera, as well as interviews with people on his team during the expedition. It begins with the distress call he made on the evening of 9 February: "Do you copy? This is kayak one. Do you copy, over? I've got an emergency situation. I'm in a kayak about 30 km from Milford Sound. I need a rescue. My kayak's sinking. Fell off into the sea and I'm going down." McAuley's wife, Vicki McAuley, wrote a book, Solo, about his final voyage and him. In the same summer, a specially constructed, two-person kayak crossed the Tasman Sea by a more northerly route. The competitive spirit may have played a part in McAuley's determination to make the journey when he did. The song "Towards Infinity" was written about his final journey by Australian composers Paul Jarman and Phil Voysey. See also List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea References External links Andrew McAuley's website () News report on coroner's conclusions Review of documentary PAUL JARMAN BIO 2007 1968 births 2000s missing person cases 2007 deaths Australian mountain climbers Kayakers Missing person cases in Australia People lost at sea