Rescued by the Us Coastguard: Great Acts of Heroism Since 1878 - Hardcover

Noble, Dennis L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591146259 ISBN 13: 9781591146254

Verlag: Naval Institute Press, 2004

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Book by Noble Dennis L

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* Dramatic rescues retold in rich detail by a former US Coast Guard *Gives a comprehensive digest of Coast Guard equipment throughout the ages *Contains first-hand accounts of lifesavers' heroism Although the US Coast Guard enjoys a reputation as one of the best maritime rescue services in the world, details of its heroic history are lesser known. Dennis Noble redresses this with a book that highlights dramatic rescues carried out from shore-based Coast Guard stations and aircraft and patrol boats since the end of the nineteenth century. Noble writes of a day shortly before Christmas in 1885 when keeper Benjamin Daily and his US Life-Saving Service crew rowed five miles in seas almost higher than the length of their boat to pick up shipwrecked sailors and bring them safely to shore. He also describes a 1918 rescue when a US Coast Guard boat crew pulled through burning gas and oil to extricate sailors from a sinking tanker. Among the most memorable accounts is that of pilot Paul A. Langlois, who during the darkness of a gale-swept night manoeuvred his helicopter through rocky pinnacles to rescue two people from a sailboat. But as Noble makes clear not every rescue is successful, and attempts that ended in deaths are included aswell. Everyone who enjoys man-against-the-sea stories will appreciate this book. Maritime-rescue specialists and historians will be drawn to the author's overview of the developments in equipment and the array of aircraft used by Coast Guard lifesavers.

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Although the US Coast Guard enjoys a reputation as one of the best maritime rescue services in the world, details of its heroic history are lesser known. This fascinating book highlights dramatic rescues carried out from shore-based Coast Guard stations and aircraft and patrol boats since the end of the nineteenth century. Everyone who enjoys man-against-the-sea stories will appreciate Noble's work and maritime-rescue specialists and historians will be drawn to the author's overview of the developments in equipment and the array of aircraft used by Coast Guard lifesavers.

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• Verlag: Naval Institute Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1591146259
• ISBN 13: 9781591146254
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 328