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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1961Vol. XXXI, No. 11

Cruise

p. 111 · Read in the full issue

Echo of a “Yankee"

Albatross”, 117 ft Brigantine, hick sank in the Gulf of fexico, May 3, had made a imber of round the world ' uises. Lost with five others hen Albatross” went down, us Dr. Alice Sheldon, who met 7 r husband on a previous cruise oard the brigantine “Yankee”, ell known in the Pacific.

Hbatross” was a floating class om for the sons of wealthy mericans, conducted by Prof, hris. Sheldon, who was among e 13 saved. The 200-ton ssel was bought by the eldons from author Ernest K. mn, writer of ‘‘Twilight for ? Gods”. The vessel was used the film of this novel which alt with the disappearance of gantines from the sea.