"Carrier does a first-rate job of giving individuated life to the star-crossed crew of the Fantome, rendering this dark drama of duty and courage amidst nature's fury gripping but never exploitative. "
Based on extensive interviews and on-site research, this well-executed, emotionally fraught disaster narrative examines the fates of several luckless groups—Honduras' beleaguered citizenry, the doomed crew of the steel-hulled schooner Fantome, and the ship's all-too-human corporate masters, Windjammer Cruises—during the devastating 1998 Category 5 Hurricane Mitch.
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