100 marooned on an island, finding water is the least of their problems.
The Legend of the Pioneers told the tale of how 27 youth crew fought for their survival against hijackers aboard the Young Pioneer, sailing from Melbourne to Sydney through the Tasmanian Islands.
Now comes the legend of another ship, the Jayakarta, which had sailed with the hijackers before they pursued the youth but ran aground leaving its hundred passengers stranded.
A fortnight later, only two remained, and when one executed the other in front of a rescue helicopter, Maxwell Winter became a hot topic for the reporter, Dominic O’Connell, to pursue for a scoop.
The story he narrates of the wreckage of the Jayakarta is a tale of increasing horror as one after another, the crew of the ship are eliminated by a group of subversive mutineers determined to outlive them all.
The Legend of the Pioneers told the tale of how 27 youth crew fought for their survival against hijackers aboard the Young Pioneer, sailing from Melbourne to Sydney through the Tasmanian Islands.
Now comes the legend of another ship, the Jayakarta, which had sailed with the hijackers before they pursued the youth but ran aground leaving its hundred passengers stranded.
A fortnight later, only two remained, and when one executed the other in front of a rescue helicopter, Maxwell Winter became a hot topic for the reporter, Dominic O’Connell, to pursue for a scoop.
The story he narrates of the wreckage of the Jayakarta is a tale of increasing horror as one after another, the crew of the ship are eliminated by a group of subversive mutineers determined to outlive them all.
