Synopsis
Describes the 1998 rescue of five fishermen who were forced to abandon their vessel in the Gulf of Alaska during a hurricane-force storm and who were saved from insurmountable hazards by helicopter teams from the Sitka Coast Guard station.
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Review
"Grade 'A'. A spectacular maritime page-turner . one perfect storm of a book." -- Entertainment Weekly
"Blockbuster." -- New York Magazine
"[A] gripping sea rescue tale." -- Anchorage Daily News
"A gripping account [that] reads like a novel." -- USA Today
Blockbuster. --New York Magazine
"A powerful story reported and told with extraordinary skill....will keep you turning the pages at a furious rate."--Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
"Blockbuster."--New York Magazine
"Nail-biting ... [gives] readers a sense of why the fishermen were willing to risk so much for .... so little."--Publishers Weekly
"This riveting book has it all ... suspenseful ... dramatic .... and touchingly human and humorous.--James Bradley, author of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS and FLYBOYS
"Todd Lewan raises the standard for non-fiction survival stories. Hair-raising ... hilarious [and] engaging."--Jason Kersten, author of JOURNAL OF THE DEAD
About the Author
Todd Lewan joined the Associated Press as a correspondent in 1988. In 1996 he became an editor on AP's international desk, and later a national features writer. In 1998 he received several feature-writing prizes for this story.
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