Red Sea Peril (Paperback, Revised)

Red Sea Peril records in extraordinary detail the dramatic events of an episode which grabbed headlines across the world. On March 19, 1996, Peter and Shirley Billing were taken at gunpoint from their yacht in the Red Sea. Fortunately they were keeping a regular radio schedule with other voyagers so their disappearance from the radio waves was immediately noticed. Accused of spying, the Billings protested their innocence at every turn, yet it was the efforts made on their behalf by fellow sailors, friends and relatives in England, press coverage and eventual assistance from British authorities that achieved their release.