On the Edge of Survival: A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312604599 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Chilling." according to L. Dean Lee. surrealwashes the reader through the highest ice cold waves, striving to survive .astonishing incidents of hard-to-believe live-saving happeningswhich were not coincidences. Excellent real-life adventure account. Well worth your time to read and wonder at the core capability of a human.. "Amazing story with heroics and courage that didn't require much" according to steve franklin. Amazing story with heroics and courage that didn't require much help in the telling. I thought the author tried too hard to make it into the page turner it already was.. Four Stars Carolyn Michaud All was fine.
An epilogue provides a welcome and emotional follow-up to what happened to the major players involved and how the tragedy has affected their lives (which may surprise some). From Booklist Walker mines familiar territory here with this detailed look into the grounding of a freighter on the Aleutian Islands in 2004. Through multiple interviews with the Coast Guard personnel involved, he provides a minute-by-minute account of the rescue mission that was compounded when a USCG helicopter was hit by a rogue wave, sending it into frigid waters. While readers will not find much nuance here and the dialogue sometimes falls into hyperbole, Deadliest Catch fans will appreciate hearing more about Alaska’s dangerous
He is the author of Working on the Edge,Nights of Ice, and Coming Back Alive.. SPIKE WALKER spent more than ten seasons aboard some of the most successful crab boats in the Alaskan fleet, and rode out one of the worst storms in Alaska's history
From the acclaimed author whose beloved books inspired the hit television show, The Deadliest Catch, a thrilling, true adventure tale in the Alaskan seas.In 2004, during a brutal storm, a Malaysian cargo ship runs aground off the coast of Alaska. Through gale-force winds, all but nine are hoisted by rescue basket to safety. Through interviews with all the surviving participants of the disaster and with access to documents and photos, acclaimed author Spike Walker has crafted a devastating, white-knuckle tale of survival and death in the unforgiving Alaskan waters.. The men who had been hoisted into the aircraft, along with the chopper's three-man crew plunge into the ocean where hypothermia sets in immediately. One of the most incredible Coast Guard rescue missions of all time is set in motion.In the blinding snowstorm, two Coast Guard H-60 Jayhawk helicopters race to the scene to save as many of the vessel's crewmen as possible, before she sinks or rolls over. But during attempts to save the last crewmembers, one of the Jayhawks is engulfed by a rogue wave and crashes into the