The rescue of the Gale Runner : death, heroism, and the U.S. Coast Guard / Dennis L. Noble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noble, Dennis L.

Series:

New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gale Runner (Sailboat).

Quillayute River (Wash. : Coast Guard Station).

United States. Coast Guard--Search and rescue operations--Washington (State).

United States.

United States. Coast Guard.

Search and rescue operations.

Washington (State).

Shipwrecks--Washington (State).

Shipwrecks.

Physical Description:

xxx, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2002]

Contents:

Part 1. Tuesday, 11 February 1997

1. The Fortress of Solitude 3

2. Welcome Aboard 11

3. Boat Drivers 18

4. Port Duty Section 24

5. Motor Lifeboats and Surf 30

6. This Is a Drill 41

7. U.S. Coast Guard Group/Air Station, Port Angeles, Washington 49

8. Evening 60

Part 2. Wednesday, 12 February 1997

9. "Mayday! Mayday!" 79

10. "I'm going!" 98

11. "You have 60 seconds to prepare yourselves" 107

12. The Deadly Beach 125

13. "We don't die, we save people" 130

14. Jayhawk 6003 137

Part 3. Aftermath

15. "Everyone's heart just sagged" 143

16. Investigations 156

17. Questions 172

18. Causes 192

20. The Light at the End of the Tunnel? 219

Appendix 1. The Main People in This Story and What Happened to Them after 12 February 1997 251

Appendix 2. Awards Received by the Major People in This Story 255

Appendix 3. The Crew of U.S. Coast Guard Station, Quillayute River, Washington, 11-12 February 1997 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.

ISBN:

0813025559

OCLC:

49403687