Boom! My banana flung from my hands and hit the deck with a horrible squelch. Then the cruise ship started to tip… 

Alarms blared in my ears, people desperately jumped from the damaged cruiser. Heavy cargo toppled from the deck and hit the water creating huge geysers. Leaping from the capsizing craft, I hit the freezing water. 

I looked around, I heard screams billowing from both behind and front. People were panicking then, I saw the life raft.

Clambering on to the nearest black raft I thought it was safe, then I heard the news – no one knew how to row…

JAMIE – YEAR 8