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Outlook: US Family's Shipwreck

The Silverwood Family

14/08/2013

US Family's Shipwreck

BBC World Service - Outlook, US Family's Shipwreck

How one US family's dream sailing holiday turned into a nightmare

How one US family's dream sailing holiday turned into a nightmare when their boat hit a remote reef in the Pacific.

The Silverwood family describe how their dream family sailing holiday turned into a nightmare when their boat hit a remote reef in the Pacific and they were shipwrecked. 

Assistant professor, Maisah Sobaihi talks about becoming the first Saudi ever to perform comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 

And, one man explains how good food helped him to rediscover his enjoyment of life, after losing almost everything.

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