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Summary:While Tony Bullimore was competing in the Vende Globe race,the Southern Ocean's severe weather broke the keel off his yacht,causing the top-heavy craft to flip upside down and leaving him trapped inside the cabin in several feet of ice cold water. Utterly helpless and amidst a roaring hurricane,Bullimore remained this way for four days before eventually being rescued by the Royal Australian Air Force. After the event,Bullimore was upbeat,saying he survived on 'a little chocolate,water and sheer determination'. In fact,the only reason Bullimore was able to survive the extreme conditions was because he was wearing a heavily insulated survival suit. Without it,hypothermia could have killed him in as little as 15 minutes.
Description:Moment-by-moment accounts of situations that spiralled terrifyingly out of control. Each programme recreates a bruising encounter with nature in its rawest state,including the bitter freeze of a Mount Everest storm,the colossal swell of the Southern Ocean,the devastating power of an avalanche,and the breathtaking speed of a transatlantic jet stream.