in case they were rescued, recounted the ordeal in the 1973 book Survive the Savage Sea, on which the 1991 film of the same name was based. The story was revisited in his son Douglas' book The Last Voyage of the Lucette. Death Dougal later wrote Sea Survival: A Manual, and continued to sail until his death from cancer in 1991. The manual was used to help save the life of Steven Callahan, who was stranded for 76 days in the Atlantic Ocean in 1981. See also Steven Callahan, survived 76 days adrift in the Atlantic Ocean. Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, survived 117 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Jesús Vidaña and two other Mexican fishermen who survived in the Pacific Ocean for approximately 9 months from October 2005 to August 2006. Rose-Noëlle, trimaran on which four people survived 119 days adrift in the South Pacific. Poon Lim, who survived for 133 days adrift in the Atlantic. Essex, a whaler holed by a whale out from the Galápagos Islands. José Salvador Alvarenga, who spent 438 days drifting in a small open top boat from Mexico to the Marshall Islands. General List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea References External links The tale of 'Ednamair' What it’s like to survive a shipwreck. The Robertson family spent 38 days adrift with little fresh water or food supplies after their yacht was sunk by killer whales. Their tale of survival reveals the extremes the human body can endure. By William Park. 9 January 2020, bbc. 1924 births 1992 deaths 20th-century English male writers Animal attack victims Attacks in 1972 Castaways English male non-fiction writers English non-fiction writers English sailors Formerly missing people Maritime incidents in 1972 Orcas Cetacean attacks Sailing books Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean