Thursday, September 29, 2011

A World War II Story Of Survival And Treasure


A U-Boat Attack, Sunken Treasure About To Be Salvaged And One Of The Most Awesome Survival Stories Of The War -- Daily Mail

After 13 terrible days at sea, adrift in a rudderless lifeboat, buffeted by the waves and watching his companions die one by one, Richard Ayres had so nearly made it to safety.

But then, just yards from dry land, his boat capsized in the crashing surf, and without the strength to swim any further, he could not go on.

Suddenly, children's voices drifted down to him on the wind.

They were calling to him with increasingly desperate encouragement: 'Stick it, mister! Stick it, mister!'

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My Comment
: Makes you wonder what other treasures are out there.

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