Shipwreck survivor salutes 40 years on landMATT SHAND/FAIRFAX NZ Taupo's Piet Senf shares his incredible story of survival in rough sea almost 40 years ago. A week before the tragedy aboard the Gabriella, Piet had celebrated his 26th birthday at sea. About five hours later, the Trans America came back, but it seemed to go past us. Unknown at the time, the Trans America had picked up one survivor, Adri van der Slikke, whose brother 40 years on would write the book about the shipwreck. "Even though the ship didn't sink, the captain made the right decision to abandon ship.

Source: Stuff October 13, 2016 23:15 UTC