Ten Hours Until Dawn - The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do (Paperback, 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	St Martin's Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	May 2006
Authors:	Michael Tougias
Dimensions:	213 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	344
Edition:	1st St. Martin's Griffin ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-33436-9
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > General
LSN:	0-312-33436-2
Barcode:	9780312334369

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