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Two Tankers Down
Robert Frump
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Description for Two Tankers Down
Paperback. A riveting account of the greatest small-boat rescue in American history. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
Off the coast of Cape Cod in 1950, a February blizzard tore not one but two oil tankers in half. This is the suspenseful true story of a U.S. Coast Guard captain and his small crew who were called out to rescue the tanker crews without a cutter or chopper or a sea plane. But Captain Bernie Weber knew well the infamous Coast Guard motto: “You have to go out. You don’t have to come back.” He took a small boat and crew out in 60-foot waves and rescued 30 men. Weber’s subsequent gold medal for valor is still revered ... Read more
Off the coast of Cape Cod in 1950, a February blizzard tore not one but two oil tankers in half. This is the suspenseful true story of a U.S. Coast Guard captain and his small crew who were called out to rescue the tanker crews without a cutter or chopper or a sea plane. But Captain Bernie Weber knew well the infamous Coast Guard motto: “You have to go out. You don’t have to come back.” He took a small boat and crew out in 60-foot waves and rescued 30 men. Weber’s subsequent gold medal for valor is still revered ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781599213378
SKU
V9781599213378
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Robert Frump
Robert R. Frump is a respected author and journalist with a number of national awards under his belt, including a Polk and part of a Pulitzer. His last book, Until the Sea Shall Free Them, was critically well received, and is currently being reviewed by Disney/Buena Vista. He lives in Summit, New Jersey.
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