Notes

The author writes about famous ships that were lost - the Penguin,
Wairarapa, the Wahine, the Mikhail Lermontov and of lesser known vessels such as the Hawea, the ship that scored an 'own goal' at New Plymouth, or the Turihaua, which trailed trouble in her wake.
Shipwrecks and Maritime disasters is a story of terrifying storms, inhospitable coastlines, human error.