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The Wreck of the Penguin

The PENGUIN has never been found and mystery surrounds the cause and exact location of the sinking.

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by Bruce E Collins
New Zealand's worst 20th century shipwreck. In 1909 the PENGUIN sank near Wellington with the loss of 72 lives. The full story of this calamity has never been told - the drama and despair of that wild night in Cook Strait and the acts of fortitude and tenacity that ensued. The PENGUIN has never been found and mystery surrounds the cause and exact location of the sinking. Many of the answers are in the book; others lie deep in Cook Strait, waiting to be discovered. Soft cover, 192 pages, black and white, size 28x22.

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