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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias

4.0

informative slow-paced

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 I found this to be an enjoyable read. It details the events surrounding the rescue of two crews of two ships that broke apart during a terrible winter storm. It gives some view of what Coast Guardsmen encounter, other than chasing down drug smugglers and boats that have ran out of gas. I think people do not always think about what all being a Coast Guardsmen entails, and I found it really enlightening. Also, the construction of these ships and the problems that they glossed over to cause these wrecks caused several shipwrecks and oil spills.