Out The Gate Sailing

Sid Shaw // Shipwrecked in the South China Sea - Ep. 84

11.28.2021 - By Benjamin ShawPlay

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In 1967, my father Sidney Shaw was shipwrecked on a small reef just south of Vietnam while sailing aboard an 87-foot steel schooner named Dante Deo. The crew of seven, including a young child, were attempting to navigate the reef strewn South China Sea when they struck the Bombay Reef. Over 50 years later, my dad’s memories of the disaster and survival are still vivid as he recounts the story.

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