Rose-Noëlle

Trimaran that capsized on June 4, 1989

*Rose-Noëlle*
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

Map of the last voyage

Rose-Noëlle was a trimaran that capsized at 6 AM 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.^[3]

Capsize and survival

After being hit by a rogue wave during a storm, the trimaran capsized, trapping the crew inside. After cutting an escape hatch, they set the emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB), convinced that they would be rescued a few days later. The water tanks, which contained 140 liters of fresh water, slowly emptied themselves unbeknown to the crew. The EPIRB, which had a radius of one hundred nautical miles, stopped working on June 13 after 8 days.^[1]^[4] They made a rain water collecting device by splitting lengths of plastic pipe. After about 2–3 months, Barnacles and mollusks began to grow on the hulls, making fishing easier.^[5]

In popular culture

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.^[6]^[7]

Actors

Dominic Purcell as James Nalepka
Peter Feeney as John Glennie, owner of Rose-Noëlle
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

References

^ ^a ^b Phare, Jane (2009-09-30). "Lost at sea: The Rose-Noelle story". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
^ "119 days lost at sea - YBW". YBW. 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ Awarau, Aroha (Sep 21, 2015). "The Rose Noelle: 25 years on, a wife's true story". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16.
^ Glennie, John; Phare, Jane (1992). The spirit of Rose-Noëlle : 119 days adrift, a survival story. Internet Archive. New York : Fawcett Crest. ISBN 978-0-449-22082-5.
^ "Relative claims missing schooner crew 'could still be surviving'". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
^ Purcell, Dominic; Feeney, Peter; Black, Owen; Johnson, Greg (2015-08-30), Abandoned, retrieved 2017-02-20
^ "Rose Noelle story to be retold in two-part film". Stuff. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

External links

"Safe haven". Magazine of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust. November 2006 – via thebarrier.co.nz.
"Hope remains for couple lost at sea". The Age. 27 July 2005.

Films directed by John Laing

Features