| Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do Contributor(s): Tougias, Michael J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312334362 ISBN-13: 9780312334369 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker "Global Hope" floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a patrol boat. Within an hour, the Coast Guard boat was in as much trouble as the tanker, having lost its radar, depth finder, and engine power in horrendous seas. Pilot boat Captain Frank Quirk was monitoring the Coast Guard' s efforts by radio, and when he heard that the patrol boat was in jeopardy, he decided to act. Gathering his crew of four, he readied his forty-nine-foot steel boat, the "Can Do," and entered the maelstrom of the blizzard. Using dozens of interview and audiotapes that recorded every word exchanged between Quirk and the Coast Guard, Tougias has written a devastating, true account of bravery and death at sea. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 974.450 |
| LCCN: 2006042332 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a patrol boat. Within an hour, the Coast Guard boat was in as much trouble as the tanker, having lost its radar, depth finder, and engine power in horrendous seas. Pilot boat Captain Frank Quirk was monitoring the Coast Guard's efforts by radio, and when he heard that the patrol boat was in jeopardy, he decided to act. Gathering his crew of four, he readied his forty-nine-foot steel boat, the Can Do, and entered the maelstrom of the blizzard. Using dozens of interview and audiotapes that recorded every word exchanged between Quirk and the Coast Guard, Tougias has written a devastating, true account of bravery and death at sea, in Ten Hours Until Dawn. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tougias, Michael J.: - Michael J. Tougias is the author and coauthor of more than a dozen books, including two bestselling true-adventure and survival books, Ten Hours Until Dawn: A True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do and Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea. |