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On the Edge of Survival: A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend by Spike Walker (Paperback, 2011)

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Author: Spike Walker. Title: On the Edge of Survival. Release Date: 11/10/2011. Release Year: 2011. Format: Paperback. Country/Region of Manufacture: US. ISBN-10: 0312604599. Language: English.

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A Malaysian cargo ship on its way from Seattle, Washington to China ran aground off the coast of western Alaska's Aleutian Islands on December 8, 2004 during a brutal storm, leading to one of the most incredible Coast Guard rescue missions of all time. Two Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopters lifted off immediately from Air Station Kodiak during the driving storm in an effort to rescue the ship's eighteen crewmembers before it broke apart and sank in the freezing waters. Nine of the crew were lifted from the ship and dropped aboard a nearby Coast Guard cutter. But during attempts to save the last eight-crew members, one of the Jayhawks was engulfed by a rogue wave that broke over the bow of the ship. When its engines flamed out from ingesting water, the Jayhawk crashed into the sea. The seven-crew members from the ship who had been hoisted into the aircraft, along with the chopper's three-man crew, plunged into the bitterly cold ocean where hypothermia began to set in immediately. Interviewing all the surviving participants of the disaster and given access to documents and photos, acclaimed author Spike Walker has once again crafted a white-knuckle read of survival and death in the unforgiving Alaskan waters.

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Griffin Publishing
ISBN-13
9780312604592
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Book Title
On the Edge of Survival: A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend
Author
Spike Walker
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ships
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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by suzyhoo12 Aug, 2014
Exciting, well-written, you won't want to put it down!
If you're looking for an exciting read that will keep you on the edge of your seat, you've found it in "On the Edge of Survival" by Spike Walker. This memorable true story about the life-threatening rescue of 20 crewmen of the Selendang Ayu on the rocky coast of Unalaska which resulted in the loss of Coast Guard helicopter #6020 and the lives of the would-be survivors they had just picked off the sinking freighter will stay in your mind for a long time. The US Coast Guard heroes deserve the highest award possible for risking their lives to save those who would otherwise have died in the icy, stormy, 30-60ft monster waves of Alaska's Bering Sea. Be prepared to lose sleep because you won't want to put this book down!

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