The book ‘The Wreck of the Mary Deare’ is written by Hammond Innes. ‘The Wreck of the Mary Deare’ is a 1956 novel. The story is about a very old ship, found adrift at sea by salvager John Sands. As the story goes, Sands rescues it and boards it in hopes of claiming it, but first officer Gideon Patch still finds on the ship as he is currently trying to steer the ship himself.