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The Ayesha

Hellmuth von Mücke

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .I climbed to the top of the foremast, as from there I could best discern where lay the reefs and the shoals, for of charts we had none. With the boatswain’s whistle I gave the launch orders to steer to starboard or to port, according to the lay of the reefs. The Emden’s two cutters we carried in tow.

Our departure was much too slow to suit us.[24] The sun was setting, and in these latitudes, so near the equator, there is no twilight. No sooner has the sun disappeared below the horizon than the blackness of midnight reigns. We had not passed quite through the danger zone of the reefs before it grew so dark that, from my position on the foremast, I could not see ahead sufficiently far to direct our course. In order to be able to see anything at all, I climbed down into the port fore channels close by the water, and gave my orders from there.

Just as we were passing the last reef that might prove dangerous to us, we spent some anxious moments. Suddenly, in spit. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Impressive 2000-mile escape by stranded WWI sailors

A real-life Horatio Hornblower escapade, their journey across Asia by sail, steam, camel, foot and rail is quite astonishing. Well translated.

This and "The Emden" the first part of Von Mucke's story constitute a remarkable story of courage and endurance.