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| BREAKING RANKS |
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Salter Cabban
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| ISBN:
1740513150 |
Imprint:
Adult Original - Tra |
| Price:
$34.95 |
Subject:
Autobiography/Biogra |
| Release:
01/08/2005 |
Format:
Trade Paperback |
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| The remarkable story behind the cover up of the voyager incident.
Description of the Book
An
extraordinary story with all the elements of an epic thriller: a
dramatic naval disaster, tragic loss of life, exploits of bravery,
court-room action, political intrigue, cover-ups and conspiracies.
written by the whistleblower who has finally decided to put pen to
paper. There's an old saying that justice delayed is justice denied.
It's taken two Royal Commissions and more than forty years for the
original whistleblower, Peter Cabban, to tell the story of The Voyager-
Australia's greatest naval disaster. Forty long years to tell the truth
- one that the Australian navy and others in government would rather we
not know. In 1963, Peter Cabban was second in command on the destroyer
HMAS Voyager, under Captain Duncan Stevens. Cabban quite liked Stevens
but their relationship was strained. The Captain was a notorious
alcoholic - his nickname was "Drunken Duncan". Cabban found it
difficult to believe that the navy would continue to entrust Stevens
with active command. Cabban eventually left the navy and three months
later, during night exercises on February 10, 1964, the Voyager
inexplicably turned into the path of the aircraft carrier HMAS
Melbourne and was sliced in two. Captain Stevens and two of his senior
officers were instantly killed and 82 of her crew perished. Perfectly
timed for Father's Day, this is bound to be big in more ways than one.
No-one can tell Peter's story like Peter can. Government and naval
cover-ups, treachery and betrayals, scapegoats and miscarriages of
justice, Cabban, like all reluctant whistleblowers, walked away with
his life ruined. This reads like a Tom Clancy but tragically, it's not
fiction.
Review
'Peter Cabban reluctantly blew the whistle. and he can hear it echoing still.' Good Weekend, SMH
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