One would think that if they were to become catastrophically lost, stranded - Marooned - that a major improvement to the situation would be if a thousand or so of one's closest buddies could somehow be with them. One would think. But with rations low, and sharks plucking those buddies away one by one like hors d’oeuvres - chumming the waters - one might be better off alone.

Sources:

Setting the Record Straight: The Loss of USS Indianapolis and the Question of Clarence Donnor

The Fateful War Patrols of I-58 - Warfare History Network

The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Triggered the Worst Shark Attack in History | Smithsonian

USS Indianapolis: The Legacy (1080p) FULL MOVIE - World War 2, Military, Navy, History, War

Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent & Sara Vladic

Hey! Does anybody ever read the show notes? If so, please rate and review Marooned so that Jack & Aaron aren't lost at sea. Thank you.

In the summer of 1968, an English newspaper, The Sunday Times, proposed a contest - The Golden Globe Yacht Race - which challenged all comers to attempt the first single handed non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Many entered, but only one man, Robin Knox-Johnson, completed the sail, securing the Golden Globe Trophy and a cash prize of 5000 pounds.

This caught the attention of Dougal Robertson (a former sailor in his late forties) along with his wife Lyn and their children - 18 year old Anne, 16 year old Douglas, and 12 year old twin boys Neil and Sandy, who together, followed the Golden Globe race from their dairy farm in rural Staffordshire, England. While watching a news report of the race, Neil, one of the twins, blurted out “Daddy’s a sailor, why don’t we sail around the world?” And this was how it started.

Please share Marooned with your friends and co-workers. If not, Jack and Aaron may have to make do on an island somewhere with too few coconuts and too many Komodo dragons. Thank you.

Sources:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/14/how-a-12-year-old-boy-survived-38-days-adrift-in-ocean/

https://nmmc.co.uk/2022/05/the-50th-anniversary-of-the-robertson-family-rescue/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W6R0x8RK6Q&ab_channel=LADbibleTV

The family road trip brings to mind an overpacked station wagon, some unimpressed kids in the back, and a couple of adults arguing up front over a comically large map. It’s supposed to be a good time but in reality, usually, it’s a bit of a nightmare. Especially if dad made a wrong turn. And then another… and it’s getting dark.

Marooned has a facebook group! Look us up and interact with us there. :-)

Sources:

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2011/01/kati_kim_speaks_out_on_oregonl.html

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/kati-kim-tells-heart-wrenching-story-family-ended/story?id=12884927

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49f9SiLmgEk

https://www.oregonlive.com/editors/2013/04/kim_familys_fatal_oregon_journ.html