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...Barnacle Bill the Sailor is not about to be caught looking like a privileged idler. On his 30-day haul from Hawaii to Papua New Guinea in June 1985, his seabag included manuscripts, stacks of correspondence and a portable computer on which he wrote letters, articles and, it is suggested, portions of a Blackford Oakes novel. Buckley's boatmates, too, seemed eager not to appear that they were getting away from it all. In addition to sharing sailing duties with a paid crew, the author and three of his companions stood literary watch. Evan Galbraith, a former ambassador to France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Barnacle Bill RACING THROUGH PARADISE | 6/15/1987 | See Source »

...incoming warheads. The lapse would prove tragic. Despite the frigate's sophisticated gadgetry, the first word that she was under attack came in a most ancient seagoing manner: a lookout spotted the incoming "flying fish" skimming just 15 ft. above the water. Like Captain Ahab sighting Moby Dick, the sailor shouted a warning into his intercom to the bridge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Shouted Alarm, A Fiery Blast | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

Almost 15 hours passed before the first rescue ship -- a Panamanian & freighter, the Friasi -- could reach the scene. It was followed by the Scamp, a nuclear-powered Navy submarine, which managed to pull one sailor to safety. Two more ships, including an Israeli vessel, converged on the area, but were unable to save any of the remaining crew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atlantic Ocean: Help Came Too Late | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...Friasi then spotted a sailor aboard a lifeboat and dropped a 30-ft. rope ladder. Drained of his strength after 22 hours in the howling storm, the crewman struggled slowly up the ladder. Only a few feet from safety, he was struck by a mountainous wave and lost in the water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atlantic Ocean: Help Came Too Late | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...STOCKY SAILOR-TYPE GUY with spider

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: SCRUTINY | 2/19/1987 | See Source »

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