shipwreck survivors
Rescued from wreckage
Shipwreck survivors are people who have lived through the destruction or sinking of a ship at sea.
The phrase evokes images of castaways on desert islands or passengers clinging to wreckage: The shipwreck survivors drifted for days before rescue.
It appears in historical accounts, adventure stories, and maritime law discussions about rescue obligations.
- Swiss Family RobinsonCastaway family survival tale
- desert islandIsolated landmass, no inhabitants
- lifeboatEmergency vessel for survivors
- life raftInflatable emergency watercraft
- lost at seaMissing in ocean waters
Robinson Crusoe · man overboard · capsizing · collision · perseverance · adaptability · starvation · fortitude · hypothermia · distress signal · ingenuity · helicopter · search party · salvage operation · isolation · dehydration · marooned · cast away