The Greatest Small Boat Rescue In Coast Guard History
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Author | : Theresa Mitchell Barbo |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2010-09-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 161423020X |
A first-hand account and fascinating new details of the 1952 rescue of the SS Pendleton, the true story behind the film The Finest Hours. On February 18, 1952, off the coast of Cape Cod, a fierce nor’easter snapped in half two 503-foot oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer. Human grace and grit, leadership and endurance prevail as Theresa Mitchell Barbo and Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.) recount the historic, heroic rescue of thirty-two merchant mariners from the sinking Pendleton by four young Coast Guardsmen aboard the 36-foot motor lifeboat CG 36500. A foreword by former Commandant Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) and an essay by Master Chief John “Jack” Downey (Ret.), a veteran of thousands of modern-day small boat rescues, round out the special third edition of this classic work on Coast Guard history.
Author | : Robert Frump |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2008-08-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1599216477 |
A riveting account of the greatest small-boat rescue in American history.
Author | : Bernie Webber |
Publisher | : Good Night Books |
Total Pages | : 125 |
Release | : 2015-12-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0991340167 |
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
Author | : Theresa M. Barbo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Shipwrecks |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michael J. Tougias |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2015-12-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 150110683X |
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.
Author | : Theresa Mitchell Barbo |
Publisher | : History Press (SC) |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781609490508 |
On February 18, 1952, off the coast of Cape Cod, a fierce nor'easter snapped in half two 503-foot oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer. Human grace and grit, leadership and endurance prevail as Theresa Mitchell Barbo and Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.) recount the historic, heroic rescue of thirty-two merchant mariners from the sinking Pendleton by four young Coast Guardsmen aboard the 36-foot motor lifeboat CG36500. A foreword by former Commandant Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) and an essay by Master Chief John Jack" Downey (Ret.), a veteran of thousands of modern-day small boat rescues, round out the special third edition of this classic work on Coast Guard history."
Author | : Theresa Mitchell Barbo |
Publisher | : History Press Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2010-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781540205124 |
On February 18, 1952, off the coast of Cape Cod, a fierce nor'easter snapped in half two 503-foot oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer. Human grace and grit, leadership and endurance prevail as Theresa Mitchell Barbo and Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.) recount the historic, heroic rescue of thirty-two merchant mariners from the sinking Pendleton by four young Coast Guardsmen aboard the 36-foot motor lifeboat CG36500. A foreword by former Commandant Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) and an essay by Master Chief John "Jack" Downey (Ret.), a veteran of thousands of modern-day small boat rescues, round out the special third edition of this classic work on Coast Guard history.
Author | : Theresa Mitchell Barbo |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 77 |
Release | : 2013-09-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625845480 |
Jack Nickerson and his faithful lab, Sinbad, wake early one snowy Cape Cod morning, ready for winter fun. Meanwhile, miles away in the ocean, the crew of a cargo tanker ship called the "Pendleton" is in serious trouble. The waves and wind of a raging nor'easter rip the tanker in two, leaving the people to cling for their lives in the wicked, cold storm. There's no time to waste--the Coast Guard, including Jack's friend Bernie Webber, leave Chatham Harbor in search of the "Pendleton" crew. They don't yet know that Jack and Sinbad have snuck aboard the rescue boat as stowaways. Join the young duo in the front-row seat for the greatest small-boat rescue in American history.
Author | : William D. Wilkinson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : Robert Frump |
Publisher | : Globe Pequot Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781599213378 |
A riveting account of the greatest small-boat rescue in American history.