Mayday - Tapa blanda

Every year 2000 maritime disasters are reported in british waters. In this book, Nicholas Faith explores the world of 20th century maritime safety and the causes behind tradgedies like the sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise in 1987, and of the Estonia eight years later. Why did these disasters happen? Why were so many lives lost? What have we learnt from our mistakes? "Mayday" examines accumulated evidence of doctors, rescue and salvage workers, maritime engineers and designers, and insurers and forensic experts to analyze the reasons behind some of the worst accidents to have happened at sea in the last 50 years of the 20th century.

Nicholas Faith is a journalist and the author of the bestsellers Black Box, Classic Trucks and Classic Ships. As a journalist his previous posts include industrial Editor of The Sunday Times and Assistant Editor of The Economist. He lives in North London.