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The Gathering Wind
Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea
New York, New York : New American Library, [2013]
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
In October 2012, a replica of the famous HMS Bounty , an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, was on a collision course with a storm that would become the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic--a clash that would prove dramatic, tragic, perplexing, and ultimately one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.
Crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers, the Bounty was led by Robin Walbridge, their highly respected captain with decades at the helm, whose decisions--sometimes questionable--decided the fate of his ship and crew.
Departing from Connecticut as the storm raced north from the Caribbean, Walbridge attempted to outmaneuver Sandy, heading the Bounty southeast. As violent gusts tossed the wooden ship, the crew fought to save their beloved Bounty --and finally to save themselves. When waves, wind, and encroaching water finally overtook the ship in an area known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, the crew was suddenly tossed into the churning sea. The Bounty was gone, but their fate was still to be determined.
The men and women of a Coast Guard station in North Carolina summoned the courage to fly into hundred-mile-per-hour winds while the residents of the Eastern Seaboard were fleeing or bracing for the hurricane's impact. Through hours of white-knuckle flying, with crew members thrown about their aircraft and rescue swimmers jumping into thirty-foot seas, the Coast Guard accomplished one of its most memorable rescues ever.
Based on interviews with Bounty survivors and unfettered access to Coast Guard rescue team members, The Gathering Wind offers not only the first but the most complete account of this heartbreaking, thrilling, and inspirational story.
INCLUDES PHOTOS
Crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers, the Bounty was led by Robin Walbridge, their highly respected captain with decades at the helm, whose decisions--sometimes questionable--decided the fate of his ship and crew.
Departing from Connecticut as the storm raced north from the Caribbean, Walbridge attempted to outmaneuver Sandy, heading the Bounty southeast. As violent gusts tossed the wooden ship, the crew fought to save their beloved Bounty --and finally to save themselves. When waves, wind, and encroaching water finally overtook the ship in an area known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, the crew was suddenly tossed into the churning sea. The Bounty was gone, but their fate was still to be determined.
The men and women of a Coast Guard station in North Carolina summoned the courage to fly into hundred-mile-per-hour winds while the residents of the Eastern Seaboard were fleeing or bracing for the hurricane's impact. Through hours of white-knuckle flying, with crew members thrown about their aircraft and rescue swimmers jumping into thirty-foot seas, the Coast Guard accomplished one of its most memorable rescues ever.
Based on interviews with Bounty survivors and unfettered access to Coast Guard rescue team members, The Gathering Wind offers not only the first but the most complete account of this heartbreaking, thrilling, and inspirational story.
INCLUDES PHOTOS
Contents:
Survivors -- Tall ships -- Future captains of America -- Black sheep -- More than worried -- A new life -- Innocence -- Superstorm -- A westerly turn -- Danger tomorrow -- Graveyard of the Atlantic -- Kind of surreal -- Don't lose me -- Black velvet curtains -- We're still here -- Fighting for dawn -- A last lesson -- We see you -- I promised -- Off the radar -- Eerie -- Where's everybody else? -- Rescues -- We're missing three -- We can't leave -- A long ride -- Hope -- I'm so sorry -- Blue ribbon and a reef knot -- Investigation -- Revelations -- Never cross the t -- Recklessly cavalier.
Subjects:
Bounty (Ship : 1960)
United States. Coast Guard -- Search and rescue operations -- Atlantic Ocean.
Shipwrecks -- Atlantic Ocean.
Search and rescue operations -- Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
Bounty (Ship : 1960)
United States. Coast Guard -- Search and rescue operations -- Atlantic Ocean.
Shipwrecks -- Atlantic Ocean.
Search and rescue operations -- Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
ISBN:
9780451465764 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288), filmography (page 288), and index.