Rose Noelle
Rose Noelle
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rose-Noëlle |
| Route: | Picton to Tonga |
| Fate: | Capsized at 6am on June 4, 1989 by a rogue wave, drifted for 119 days and sank at Little Waterfall Bay |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Trimaran |
| Tonnage: | 6.5 tons |
| Length: | 12.6 m |
Rose-Noëlle was a trimaran that capsized at 6am on June 4, 1989 in the southern Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand.[1][2] Four men (John Glennie, James Nalepka, Rick Hellriegel and Phil Hoffman) survived adrift on the wreckage of the ship for 119 days.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rose-Noëlle |
| Route: | Picton to Tonga |
| Fate: | Capsized at 6am on June 4, 1989 by a rogue wave, drifted for 119 days and sank at Little Waterfall Bay |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Trimaran |
| Tonnage: | 6.5 tons |
| Length: | 12.6 m |
Dramatization
Their story is told in the 2015 New Zealand television film Abandoned starring Dominic Purcell and Peter Feeney, along with Owen Black and Greg Johnson. It was directed by John Laing.[3]
Actors
Dominic Purcell as James Nalepka
Peter Feeney as John Glennie - Owner of Rose Noelle
Owen Black as Rick Hellriegel
Greg Johnson as Phil Hoffman
Siobhan Marshall as Martha
Daniel Cleary as Laing
Serena Cotton as Heather
Rachel Nash as Karen Hoffman
See also
Steven Callahan, survived 76 days adrift in the Atlantic.
Dougal Robertson, survived 38 days adrift in the Pacific.
Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, survived 117 days adrift in the Pacific.
Poon Lim, who survived for 133 days adrift in the Atlantic.