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The Finest Hours

the True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
Mar 07, 2016
In the winter of 1952 a savage Nor’easter caught two aging tankers in a death grip in the waters off of Cape Cod. Both ships broke in half and surviving crew members clung to the halves of both vessels bobbing in the angry sea. Most of the crew would be rescued by the heroic efforts by members of the US Coast Guard particularly by those crewing the 36 foot lifeboats. This reviewer heard mention of this event and this book here by a relative in the Boston area film business who was part of the crew for the Disney film. For the reader the story is a reminder of the Coast Guard saying “You have to go out” No one says anything about coming back