SINK THE BIRKENHEAD ! which is the story of Maqoma´s Last War
by Nicholas Dekker
This is the story of a lone Xhosa Chief who destroyed a British Navy troopship that threatened to annihilate his nation in 1852. This is the story how the attack was carried out by a few African black people. [...]
You are quite right Nic! These things are about as safe as those “houseboats” on the
Kavango river, safer upside down than the right way round!
Always had a suspicion about these things and never showed any interest in being trapped in one of those with thousands of other people in a relatively confined space. The Oceanos confirmed my suspicions. After the latest fiasco you won’t get me on one of those for all the money in the world.