""The Open Boat"" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Cranes experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida earlier that year while traveling to Cuba to work as a newspaper correspondent.
Crane was stranded at sea for thirty hours when his ship, the SS Commodore, sank after hitting a sandbar. He and three other men were forced to navigate their way to shore in a small boat; one of the men, an oiler named Billie Higgins, drowned after the boat overturned.
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Stranded at Sea With Three Others - Survivor
""The Open Boat"" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). First...
Following a shipwreck, four survivors are adrift in a leaking dinghy-The Open Boat. The captain is hurt but still able to lead, the cook keeps the boat afloat by bailing, and the correspondent and the oiler-a man whose job it is to oil machinery-take turns rowing. At first, angry at their situation and inclined to bicker, the men ultimately form bonds of empathy and, united, struggle to survive.
Based on author Stephen Cranes own experience of shipwreck off the coast of Florida in 1897, "The Open Boat" is considered by many to be his...
What Would You Do To Survive After a Shipwreck?
Following a shipwreck, four survivors are adrift in a leaking dinghy-The Open Boat....
