Shipwrecked in the Pacific

The Lucette sets sail from Las Palmas - next stop Barbados Photograph: Public Domain

Dougal Robertson at the wheel of the Lucette Photograph: Public Domain

Douglas and his sister Anne on the boat Photograph: Public Domain

The Robertsons rescued after their 37-day Pacific ordeal by the Toka Maru, a Japanese fishing boat Photograph: Public Domain

The family show just how little room there was in the 9ft Ednamair, after getting back to England Photograph: Public Domain

The last rations left on the Ednamair, when the family were picked up in the Pacific Photograph: Public Domain

Back on dry land - after landing at Liverpool, the Robertsons recoup their energies in the Midlands Photograph: Public Domain

'We survived!' says Douglas Robertson, 37 years on from the attempted round-the-world voyage that ended in disaster after the Lucette was capsized by killer whales. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Public Domain