Anyone seen the movie Abandoned on Netflix?

[Prairie Chicken]

It's not available on Canadian Netflix either, under either title.

[Hanksy]

Available on primewire.ag but use adblocker

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[vjm]

The book was quite good. Will hunt up the movie.

[Cu Mor Glas]

I'll be watching the movie shortly, so I am not sure whether to recommend the movie. I will solidly recommend the book Steve Callahan wrote about this event. Steve himself spent 76 days drifting in an inflatable life raft. I suspect it made him a good listener the the crew in telling their story. It's well worth the read.

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[LEOCAT66]

Back in '89, the electronics were very limited, and many boats still of plywood construction. Most true, serious, sailors, SMEETON'S, ROTH, HISCOCK, PARDEY's used very basic setups and the KISS principle, many sailed wooden boats around the world back then and most did just fine. We still prefer and practice the KISS method on very basic and traditional craft even though we have limited electronics on board.

We were sailing during '89 but do not recall this incident being in the news or in mags, although I'm sure it was.

All in all pretty good viewing last night. Red Box Rental.

[LEOCAT66]

Originally Posted by zeehag

1989 technology was neanderthal at best. radio beacons and loran.
compass
charts. omygods no gps. no satfone. wow
how the hell did they do this.

funny how folks have managed to find selves and get them selves around the world, and from point a to point b before the gps was commonplace, much less invented.
omy how quaint.

damn we managed to find our way from lost angeles harbor to 2 harbors without loran or gps or fone of any kind. wow. what a miracle. same to be said for our finding our way from lost angeles san pedro to mission bay, san diego.. wow miracle of miracles. we didnt die.. ha ha ha ha ha

hvent seen this offered on mexinetflix.. i will keep a look out. i love to laugh at sound stage oceanic adventures....

You are so dead on right ZEE, as usual.

[Invictus69]

Originally Posted by Cu Mor Glas

I'll be watching the movie shortly, so I am not sure whether to recommend the movie. I will solidly recommend the book Steve Callahan wrote about this event. Steve himself spent 76 days drifting in an inflatable life raft. I suspect it made him a good listener the the crew in telling their story. It's well worth the read.

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Actually, few years ago I read the book "Capsized" which Steve Callahan co-authored with James Nalepka, one of the survivors, which describes Nalepka's version of the events.
(the book written by the skipper John Glennie is called "The Spirit of Rose Noelle")

I chose Capsized over the other simply because having read Callahan's Adrift before. Just saw the movie on Netlflix few weeks ago.

The movie is a bit amateurishly done on low budget but still ok to watch and relatively accurate.

Curious to hear if somebody read both versions and if there is a major difference in the describing the interpersonal dynamics atmosphere on the boat.

[liveaboard60]

Just went looking for the Movie to watch again, and it isn't listed on Netflix any longer.. It was on Netflix a few months back.. Bummer. I would have liked to have been able to rip the DVD and add it to my collection..

flk k

[seadrift]

Now available on Netflix Canada.
Despite some gaffes, apparently similar to the real (1989) event.
I recommend it, notwithstanding some comments above.