The gathering wind : Hurricane Sandy, the sailing ship Bounty, and a courageous rescue at sea

Summary: Recounts the daring mission by the Coast Guard to rescue the crew of a replica of the HMS Bounty that tried to outrun Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 but failed, capsizing in an area known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic.

Record details

ISBN: 9780451465764 (hc.)
ISBN: 0451465768 (hc.)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 288 pages, [16] pages of plaes : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York, New York : New American Library, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288), filmography (page 288), and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Survivors -- Tall ships -- Future captains of America -- Black sheep -- More than worried -- A new life -- Innocence -- Superstorm -- A westerly turn -- Danger tomorrow -- Graveyard of the Atlantic -- Kind of surreal -- Don't lose me -- Black velvet curtains -- We're still here -- Fighting for dawn -- A last lesson -- We see you -- I promised -- Off the radar -- Eerie -- Where's everybody else? -- Rescues -- We're missing three -- We can't leave -- A long ride -- Hope -- I'm so sorry -- Blue ribbon and a reef knot -- Investigation -- Revelations -- Never cross the t -- Recklessly cavalier.