Ten hours until dawn : the true story of heroism and tragedy aboard the Can Do
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2005.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0312334354, 9780312334352, 0312334362, 9780312334369
Physical Desc
x, 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2005.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0312334354, 9780312334352, 0312334362, 9780312334369
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Description
Documents the rescue efforts of pilot boat captain Frank Quirk and his four-man team, who, during the blizzard of 1978, endeavored to save the crew of a floundering tanker off the Massachusetts coast as well as a Coast Guard team that was endangered during a failed rescue attempt. 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.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 910.452 TOU | Available |
Long Hill Library - Adult Nonfiction | 910.452 T | Available |
Pequannock Library - Adult Nonfiction | 910.45 TOU | Available |
Roxbury Library - Adult Nonfiction | HISTORY 910.45 TOU | Available |
Washington Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 551.55 TOU | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tougias, M. J. (2005). Ten hours until dawn: the true story of heroism and tragedy aboard the Can Do (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tougias, Michael J., 1955-. 2005. Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tougias, Michael J., 1955-. Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do St. Martin's Press, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tougias, Michael J. Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2005.
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