The Team That Hit the Rocks

239 pages. In April 1968 the New Zealand interisland passenger ferry Wahine, a fast and mod ern ship for its time, hit Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in a cyclone, the worst storm ever recorded in New Zealand's history. Six and a ha lf hours later the ship heeled over and sank, with the eventual loss of fifty-th ree lives. Among the 610 passengers and 125 crew was the Lincoln College cricket team. I was one of that team, and this is our story. Peter Jerram offers a rive ting firsthand account of their experiences on that fateful day - drawn from wri tten and oral testimony of his teammates, crew and rescuers. Jerram also examine s the causes of the disaster and loss of life, finding serious fault with the Co urt of Inquiry into the tragedy. Told for the first time from a survivor's persp ective, The Team That Hit the Rocks is a powerful account of our nation's worst modern maritime disaster and the unbreakable bond formed by those who survived.