Thursday
9/26
2013
7:00 pm
Stephen Ericson – “Boon Island: A True Story of Mutiny, shipwreck and cannibalism”
The wreck of the Nottingham Galley, December 11, 1710, is one of the most important episodes in our local maritime history for a number of reasons. No shipwreck castaways were ever less prepared for the subfreezing temperature they were forced to endure for twenty-four days. They had no food and were compelled to lie for weeks at a time huddled together on solid rock. Find out what happened to these grim survivors.