{"product_id":"9780764367953-adriatic-affair","title":"The Adriatic Affair","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Maritime Hit-and-Run off the Coast of Nantucket\u003cbr\u003eAfter more than eight years of research, shipwreck hunter Jennifer N. Sellitti has delivered the first and definitive account of the sinking of \"Le Lyonnais\" and the hunt for Jonathan Durham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter more than eight years of research, shipwreck hunter Jennifer Sellitti has delivered the first and definitive account of the sinking of \u003cem\u003eLe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLyonnais\u003c\/em\u003e and the hunt for Captain Jonathan Durham.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The American sailing vessel \u003cem\u003eAdriatic\u003c\/em\u003e collided with the French steamship\u003cem\u003e Le Lyonnais\u003c\/em\u003e on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime hit-and-run. \u003cem\u003eAdriatic\u003c\/em\u003e’s captain, Jonathan Durham, rendered no aid and left the passenger steamship to fend for herself. 114 people died in the collision and in the days that followed.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Durham did not count on a hero, French sailor Jean-Marie-Louis Choupault, who helped 18 \u003cem\u003eLe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLyonnais\u003c\/em\u003e passengers and crew adrift on a small lifeboat in the brutal North Atlantic. Durham continued with business as usual, including delivering a load of timber to France. French authorities seized his ship as damages and put him on trial, but his adventures did not end there. News of his daring escapades made Durham a celebrity in America. The outbreak of the Civil War ended further inquiry into what became known in diplomatic circles as “the \u003cem\u003eAdriatic\u003c\/em\u003e affair,” and the victims of the disaster never received justice. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  In August of 2024, Jennifer, her partner Joe Mazraani, and a team of explorers discovered, dived, and identified the wreckage of\u003cem\u003e Le Lyonnais\u003c\/em\u003e on the eastern edges of Georges Bank. The book includes an epilogue that chronicles what it takes to chase shipwrecks far from shore in the often-punishing North Atlantic, the search for and discovery of\u003cem\u003e Le Lyonnais\u003c\/em\u003e, and how it changed their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389523083638,"sku":"9780764367953","price":31.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39682040_0a936f41-89f2-46a2-90dc-e9bf270ced61.jpg?v=1769664478","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780764367953-adriatic-affair","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}