The Head-On Maneuver: How One Captain Survived Krakatoa's Tsunami
GeoclysmThe untold story of the Head-On Maneuver—the naval tactic that saved 111 lives during Krakatoa's August 27, 1883 eruption. We reconstruct Captain Johan Lindemann's 18-hour ordeal aboard the steamship Governor-General Loudon: the liquid concrete rain burying the deck, St. Elmo's Fire turning the ship