On the Edge of Survival : A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend

from Kristelh

This is nonfiction of Malaysian-registered Panamax bulk cargo ship chartered by the IMC Group that ran aground off Unalaska Island in western Alaska's Aleutian Islands on 8 December 2004 after its engine failed and the rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was a disaster that I confess to not knowin...

from dickcraig

When a cargo ship loses power in the Bering Sea the Coast Guard is called out. They try to hold the ship off the rocks, but the lines break. The captain of the ship refuses to cooperate. When the ship drags its anchor and starts to run into the rocks the Guard deploys its helicopter to save the c...

from dickcraig

When a cargo ship loses power in the Bering Sea the Coast Guard is called out. They try to hold the ship off the rocks, but the lines break. The captain of the ship refuses to cooperate. When the ship drags its anchor and starts to run into the rocks the Guard deploys its helicopter to save the c...