The finest hours: the true story of the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue
(Book)
It's the winter of 1952 and a ferocious Nor'easter is pounding New England with howling winds and seventy-foot seas. Two oil tankers get caught in the violent storm off Cape Cod, its fury splitting the massive ships in two. Back on shore are four young Coast Guardsmen who are given a suicide mission. They must save the lives of the seamen left stranded in the killer storm, and they have to do it in a tiny lifeboat. The crew is led by Bernie Webber, who has to rely on prayer and the courage of his three crewmembers to pull off the impossible. As Webber and his crew sail into the teeth of the storm, each man comes to the realization that he may not come back alive. They've lost all navigation and have no idea where the stranded seaman are, and have no idea how to get back home. Whether by sheer luck or divine intervention, the crew stumbles upon the wounded ship in the darkness. More than thirty men appear at the railings of the SS Pendleton, all hoping to be saved. Once again, Webber and his crew face a daunting challenge. How can they rescue all these men with their tiny lifeboat?
Dripping with suspense and high-stakes human drama, The Finest Hours has incredible and astonishing true-to-life heroism and action-packed rescue scenes. This "marvelous and terrifying yarn" (Los Angeles Times) "deserves a place as a classic of survival at sea" (The Boston Globe).
Notes
Tougias, M. J., & Sherman, C. (2009). The finest hours: the true story of the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Tougias, Michael J., 1955- and Casey Sherman. 2009. The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue. New York, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Tougias, Michael J., 1955- and Casey Sherman, The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue. New York, Scribner, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Tougias, Michael J. and Casey Sherman. The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York, Scribner, 2009.
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