''Rose-Noëlle'' was a

trimaran A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. Most modern trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreati ...

that

capsized Capsizing or keeling over occurs when a boat or ship is rolled on its side or further by wave action, instability or wind force beyond the angle of positive static stability or it is upside down in the water. The act of recovering a vessel fro ...

at 6 AM on June 4, 1989, in the southern

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off the coast of

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. Four men (John Glennie, James Nalepka, Rick Hellriegel and Phil Hoffman) survived adrift on the wreckage of the ship for 119 days.

Capsize and survival

After being hit by a rogue wave during a storm, the trimaran capsized, trapping the crew inside. After cutting an escape hatch, they set the emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB), convinced that they would be rescued a few days later. The water tanks, which contained 140 liters of fresh water, slowly emptied themselves unbeknown to the crew. The EPIRB, which had a radius of one hundred

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s, stopped working on June 13 after 8 days. They made a rain water collecting device by splitting lengths of plastic pipe. After about 2–3 months, barnacles and mollusks began to grow on the hulls, making fishing easier.

In popular culture

Their story is told in the 2015 New Zealand television film ''Abandoned'', starring

Dominic Purcell Dominic Haakon Myrtved PurcellO'Connor, B,Break Out". ''Men's Fitness''. December/January 2007 Issue; retrieved 18 December 2006. (born 17 February 1970) is a British-Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Lincoln Burrows in F ...

and Peter Feeney, along with Owen Black and Greg Johnson. It was directed by John Laing.

Actors

as James Nalepka * Peter Feeney as John Glennie, owner of ''Rose-Noëlle'' * Owen Black as Rick Hellriegel * Greg Johnson as Phil Hoffman *

Siobhan Marshall Siobhan Marshall is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Pascalle West from the comedy/drama series '' Outrageous Fortune'' (2005–2010). Career Marshall attended Auckland's Unitec School of Performing Screen Arts and graduated i ...

as Martha * Daniel Cleary as Laing * Serena Cotton as Heather *

Rachel Nash Rachel Nash is a New Zealand actress who has appeared in many local films and television series over the years in New Zealand. She has had several guest roles in ''Shortland Street'', as well as appearances in '' Mercy Peak'', '' Outrageous Fo ...

as Karen Hoffman

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* * 1980s missing person cases Castaways Formerly missing people Individual sailing vessels Maritime incidents in 1989 Sailing books Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Survival skills Trimarans {{ship-stub

Capsize and survival

In popular culture

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