The gathering wind
Subtitle: hurricane Sandy, the sailing ship Bounty, and a courageous rescue at sea
By: Gregory A. Freeman
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780451465764
Subjects: Bounty (Ship : 1960); United States. Coast Guard; Hurricane Sandy, 2012; United States; Search and rescue operations; Shipwrecks
Other titles: Hurricane Sandy, the sailing ship Bounty, and a courageous rescue at sea
Description: Recounts the daring mission by the Coast Guard to rescue the crew of a replica of the HMS Bounty that tried to outrun Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 but failed, capsizing in an area known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Survivors; title: Tall ships; title: Future captains of America; title: Black sheep; title: More than worried; title: A new life; title: Innocence; title: Superstorm; title: A westerly turn; title: Danger tomorrow; title: Graveyard of the Atlantic; title: Kind of surreal; title: Don't lose me; title: Black velvet curtains; title: We're still here; title: Fighting for dawn; title: A last lesson; title: We see you; title: I promised; title: Off the radar; title: Eerie; title: Where's everybody else?; title: Rescues; title: We're missing three; title: We can't leave; title: A long ride; title: Hope; title: I'm so sorry; title: Blue ribbon and a reef knot; title: Investigation; title: Revelations; title: Never cross the t; title: Recklessly cavalier.