The Great Book of Wrecks of Madagascar

Through this book Pierre van den Boogaerde makes us dream. One by one he takes up the story of the shipwrecks around Madagascar. Human drama which today makes the dreams and hopes of wreck seekers. Of course, he introduces us to the Eastern Sun, probably the richest ship sunk in past centuries, which has caused much ink to be found which is regularly sought after and which still retains its mysteries today.

Due to its insular position, maritime links have been at the heart of Madagascar's history. Hundreds of ships, caught in its often treacherous waters and its sometimes deadly cyclones, have been drossed towards the fringed shores of the country and have been wrecked there over the centuries, due to storms, navigation errors, or the dilapidated condition of some ships. The Big Book of the Wrecks of Madagascar traces the history of a hundred notable shipwrecks on these coasts, of the fate and adventures of the shipwrecked, including ships of the companies of the Portuguese, Dutch, English and French East Indies, of the many pirates who released or settled there, from the British Admiralty and the French Naval Force, sailing ships and steamers of the nineteenth century, the Russian squadron of 1904-05, the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, the Compagnie Havraise Péninsulaire , invasion by Allied forces in 1942, as well as a few more recent shipwrecks. This captivating book immerses us in a multitude of records that have helped shape the country that is Madagascar today.