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Pacific Castaways: Family Shipwrecked (Part 1 of 2)

Dreams of circumnavigating the planet turn nightmarish when the Robertson's yacht sinks

It’s one of the all-time, epic survival stories. In 1971, Douglas Robertson is just a teenager when he and his family embark on the trip of a lifetime. Their aim is to sail around the globe. But when their small yacht is sunk in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, their dream of circumnavigation turns into a nightmare of self-preservation. The Robertsons must stick together and battle extraordinary adversity as a family. But will it be enough to see them through?

You can see the Robertsons’ tiny dinghy at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, UK: nmmc.co.uk/

A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner.

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50 minutes