[benpanter]

Not quite the same, but if you were interested in this story you might be interested in reading "Last Man Off" by Matt Lewis. It's the story of how he survived a fishing boat sinking in the Antarctic. Basically came down to luck and having donned the appropriate survival suit, but very much touch and go and many of his fellow crew members didn't make it.

For full disclosure he's a friend of mine, but the book is a gripping read.