1998th The lobster fisherman from Maine went to remove the role. When he first reached the net, big wave came and knocked him down. Suddenly he was hanging over the boat side. His right arm stuck into the net puller and it was the only thing that kept him afloat. However, he climbed on board, his arm was still stuck and shoulder sprain. On board, he was alone, but he couldn't manually release his arm. He pulled a knife from his pocket and began the painful process of amputation. He said ''Thoughts of family halped me not to give up''
The 27-year-old Soviet doctor Leonid Rogozov was hospitalized to Novolazarevsk Ankarktik station. Doctors found him with acute appendicit, they decided not take him to the city hospital, long road could be life-threatening. He remembered his American colleague, Cain, he decided to do the operation by himself. Armed with a mirror on his stomach and a scalpels, with local anesthesia hi successfully operated his appendectomy.
