![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They look at the hands reaching out to them and grab for one more. Petty Officer HP Murray and Telegraphist SA Turner are still on one of the scramble nets trying to rescue survivors as the ship starts to move. “The Haida trembled and vibrates as the turbines throb. In a chapter named “Abandoned Ship, Abandoned Survivors” it tells the heart-breaking and hear-warming story of what happened when duty clashes with the natural instincts of loyalty and compassion. Even the mascots are remembered as a dog named “Bunker B”-a listed casualty when the Athabaskan sank under fire-and a cat named “Ginger” on her sister ship, the HMCS Haida. Like all war stories these are filled with acts of courage-both individually and collectively-pathos, skill and daring. Gerry B's Book Reviews - These are the stories of the men who go down to the sea in ships, and those ships they sail in. ![]()
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