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The finest hours : the true story of the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue / by Tougias, Michael J.,1955-; Sherman, Casey,1969-(CARDINAL)461811;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307).A dramatic rescue-at-sea account traces the 1952 coast guard attempt to save the crews of two oil tankers caught in a violent nor'easter off the coast of Cape Cod, a mission recounted by first-hand survivors that describes the heroic undertakings of the teams aboard small crafts that came to their aid.
Subjects: Pendleton (Tanker); CG36500 (Lifeboat); Shipwrecks; Shipwreck survival;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The finest hours : the true story of the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue / by Tougias, Michael J.,1955-author.; Sherman, Casey,1969-author.(CARDINAL)461811;
Chatham Lifeboat Station -- The Pendleton -- The Fort Mercer -- "It can't be true" -- "You got to take the 36500 out" -- Blowout at Chatham Bar -- Chatham mobilizes -- "He came to the surface floating" -- Losing all hope: on board the Pendleton stern -- All but one: the rescue of the Pendleton stern -- Thirty-six men in a thirty-six-foot boat -- Pandemonium in Chatham -- The Mercer's bow capsizes -- A maneuver for the ages -- Tuesday at Chatham Station -- Thirteen men still on board -- Search of the Pendleton bow -- The inquiry -- Being labeled a hero can be a burden -- Tanker trouble -- Beyond the rescue -- The restoration -- Epilogue: They were young once.Documents the 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'easters.1140L
Subjects: CG36500 (Lifeboat); Fort Mercer (Tanker); Pendleton (Tanker); Shipwreck survival; Shipwrecks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The finest hours [sound recording] : the true story of the US Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue / by Tougias, Mike,1955-; Sherman, Casey,1969-; Hillgartner, Malcolm.;
Read by Malcolm Hillgartner.The Finest Hours is the gripping, true story of the valiant attempt to rescue the souls huddling inside two oil tankers (the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer) that split in half during the brutal nor'easter that wreaked havoc on New England in the winter of 1952.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Pendleton (Tanker); CG36500 (Lifeboat); Shipwrecks; Shipwreck survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Finest hours : the true story of the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue / by Tougias, Michael J.,1955-author.; Sherman, Casey,1969-author.(CARDINAL)461811;
Chatham Lifeboat Station -- The Pendleton -- The Fort Mercer -- "It can't be true" -- "You got to take the 36500 out" -- Blowout at Chatham Bar -- Chatham mobilizes -- "He came to the surface floating" -- Losing all hope: on board the Pendleton stern -- All but one: the rescue of the Pendleton stern -- Thirty-six men in a thirty-six-foot boat -- Pandemonium in Chatham -- The Mercer's bow capsizes -- A maneuver for the ages -- Tuesday at Chatham Station -- Thirteen men still on board -- Search of the Pendleton bow -- The inquiry -- Being labeled a hero can be a burden -- Tanker trouble -- Beyond the rescue -- The restoration -- Epilogue: They were young once.Documents the 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'easters.1140LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Pendleton (Tanker); Fort Mercer (Tanker); CG36500 (Lifeboat); Shipwrecks; Shipwreck survival;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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The finest hours : the true story of a heroic sea rescue / by Tougias, Michael J.,1955-author.; Sherman, Casey,1969-author.(CARDINAL)461811;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-160).On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. This is a fast-paced, uplifting story that puts young readers in the middle of the action. It's a gripping story of heroism and survival with the same intensity as the bestselling book and movie The Perfect Storm.1140LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Pendleton (Tanker); CG36500 (Lifeboat); Shipwrecks; Shipwreck survival;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 24
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The daring Coast Guard rescue of the Pendleton Crew / by Barbo, Theresa Mitchell.; Webster, W. Russell.(CARDINAL)485256; Marshall, Julia,1989-illustrator.(CARDINAL)612219;
Ages 8-12.880L
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Pendleton (Tanker); CG36500 (Lifeboat); Shipwrecks; Shipwreck survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The finest hours : the true story of the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue / by Tougias, Michael J.,1955-; Sherman, Casey,1969-(CARDINAL)461811;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1140L
Subjects: CG36500 (Lifeboat); Pendleton (Tanker); Airplane crash survival; Shipwreck survival; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Pendleton disaster off Cape Cod : the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history, a true story / by Barbo, Theresa Mitchell,author.; Webster, W. Russell,author.(CARDINAL)485256;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.Passages -- February 18, 1952 -- The Fort Mercer rescue -- Aboard the 36500 -- Seeking belonging and purpose -- Spring, 1952 -- May 2002 -- Bernie's august years -- Found heroes -- The CG 36500: a master chief's perspective / by John "Jack" Downey, (Ret.) -- The CG 36500-Pendleton leadership series.On February 18, 1952, off the coast of Cape Cod, a fierce nor'easter snapped in half two 503-foot oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer. Human grace and grit, leadership and endurance prevail as Theresa Mitchell Barbo and Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.) recount the historic, heroic rescue of thirty-two merchant mariners from the sinking Pendleton by four young Coast Guardsmen aboard the 36-foot motor lifeboat CG36500. A foreword by former Commandant Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) and an essay by Master Chief John "Jack" Downey (Ret.), a veteran of thousands of modern-day small boat rescues, round out the special third edition of this classic work on Coast Guard history.--
Subjects: CG36500 (Lifeboat); Pendleton (Tanker); Shipwreck survival; Shipwrecks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The finest hours [videorecording] / by Affleck, Casey,1975-actor.(CARDINAL)348539; Burwell, Carter,composer (expression); Foster, Ben,1980-actor.(CARDINAL)786341; Gillespie, Craig,director.(CARDINAL)490547; Pine, Chris,1980-actor.(CARDINAL)786941; Sherman, Casey,1969-(CARDINAL)461811; Tougias, Mike,Motion picture adaptation of (work):1955-Finest hours.;
Cinematographer, Javier Aguirresarobe ; production designer, Michael Corenblith ; editor, Tatiana S. Riegel ; music, Carter Burwell.Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger.The story of the 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'eastersMPAA rating: PG-13.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Disaster films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Sherman, Casey, 1969-; Tougias, Mike, 1955-; CG36500 (Lifeboat); Pendleton (Tanker); Shipwreck survival; Shipwrecks;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The finest hours [videorecording] / by Affleck, Casey,1975-actor.(CARDINAL)348539; Burwell, Carter,composer (expression); Foster, Ben,1980-actor.(CARDINAL)786341; Gillespie, Craig,director.(CARDINAL)490547; Pine, Chris,1980-actor.(CARDINAL)786941; Sherman, Casey,1969-(CARDINAL)461811; Tougias, Mike,Motion picture adaptation of (work):1955-Finest hours.;
Cinematographer, Javier Aguirresarobe ; production designer, Michael Corenblith ; editor, Tatiana S. Riegel ; music, Carter Burwell.Chris Pine, Holiday Grainger, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Kyle Gallner, Eric Bana, John Ortiz, Rachel Brosnahan, Graham McTavish, John Magaro, Michael Raymond-James.The story of the 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'eastersMPAA rating: PG-13.This is a Blu-ray disc which can only be played on Blu-ray disc players and will not play on standard DVD players.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Disaster films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Sherman, Casey, 1969-; Tougias, Mike, 1955-; CG36500 (Lifeboat); Pendleton (Tanker); Shipwreck survival; Shipwrecks;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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