Wreck Of The Lady Analysis

The Wreck Of The Lady is a real life story about the death and survival of seven crew members aboard the vessel Lady Mary. From bad conditions, to a slip in the safety forms, the mask of night, a worn out crew, and an horrible surprise only one crew member was able to survive. The men aboard the Lady Mary were men that were heroes to their families. When fate were against them they did everything in their power to fight back. But in the end, after one member could not save another, one survived.

When the news and coast guard first got word of this boat sinking no one was certain of why. The only survivor, Jose Arias, was in horrible conditions. There were many speculations to why this vessel could have sank but not until recently the truth was uncovered. A mixture of bad conditions, the mask of darkness, a open hatch, a worn down crew, a clerical error and a radar malfunction led to the demise of this ship. None of the seven crew members expected these unfortunate events to …show more content…
The Lady Mary was sinking and fast. As the crew members raced to safty the oceans powerful force took the better of most of them. Jose ran to the on ship warehouse to receive a survival suit. As he climbed to the highest point on the boat his fellow crew member, Reyes was down below. Jose tried to save him but it was too late. The water was up to his waist and he knew that he would have to float for a while. As the Captain. of the Cap Beatrice looked out the Lady Mary was nowhere to be seen, he thought that maybe the boat had dissolved from view. He was unknowing that a man was fighting for survival.
In a astonishing twist of fate Jose saw something that would save his life. A piece of wood that he was going to use to fix up the boat was floating towards him. With all the energy he had Jose latched onto that piece of wood. He floated to wherever the seas would take him. There were no noises, nothing in sight. The night was still over him as he