Dennis L Noble
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
280 p.
Description
This on-the-spot narrative of the February 1997 loss of three U.S. Coast Guardsmen from the Quilayute River Station during a maritime rescue is both a commemoration and a report of the failure of the Coast Guard's senior leadership to appreciate and support the work of enlisted men and women in often remote and dangerous small-boat stations.
Author
Pub. Date
©1994
Physical Desc
xix, 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
From 1878 to 1915 the U.S. Life-Saving Service was a small federal maritime organization that carried out amazing rescues of those in distress close to shore. Working from small stations scattered along the coastlines of the United States and using only oar-powered boats, none longer than 36 feet, crewmembers came to be known as "storm warriors" as they pulled off rescues that almost defied belief. Considered one of the most valorous organizations...