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Saved by a Motor Lifeboat
Author: Into a Raging Sea
Author: Bernie WebberPublisher: Good Night Books
ISBN: 0991340167
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Most people familiar with the name Bernie Webber associate him with the miraculous rescue of 32 men off of the stern of the Pendleton, made famous in the book and movie The Finest Hours. Rescuing 32 sailors from a sinking ship caught in a ferocious winter storm is a dramatic tale, but what made this mission so special is that the boat Bernie skippered that terrible night was a mere 36 feet in length and the waves were almost twice that size! Bernie and crew received the Coast Guard’s coveted Gold Lifesaving Medal, and what they did on that stormy night is regarded as the greatest small boat rescue in history. In Into A Raging Sea, Bernie tells that story, but the book is so much more than that. In these pages you’ll read about rescue attempts that did not turn out well, stories of fishermen from a time long past, rescues done with the by-gone technique of the “breeches buoy,” humorous anecdotes, and what Cape Cod and its people meant to Bernie. Into a Raging Sea is a story of sacrifice, bravery, disappointment, and challenges. And in the background of Bernie’s journey is one constant, the sea. --from the forward by Michael J. Tougias
The Finest Hours
Author: Michael J. TougiasPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 150110683X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'easters.
American Coastal Rescue Craft
Author: William D. WilkinsonPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Provides detailed history and technical design information on each and every type of small rescue craft ever used by the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard.
The Graphic
Author: The Rescue of the Gale Runner
Author: Dennis L. NoblePublisher:
ISBN: 9780813032702
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Indicting U.S. Coast Guard small boat rescue policy and those who fail or refuse to change it, Noble (a former member of the Coast Guard) narrates a 1997 rescue operation which resulted in the death of three members of the rescue team. Noble himself was present at the rescue station on the night of the operation. He relies on his own observations and the words of a number of other officers involved in the case, who collectively suggest that overwork and other easily addressable problems led to the fatalities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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Author: Miscellany: Saved by the lifeboat
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 144
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