Rescue of the Bounty (Young Readers Edition)

A pulse-pounding true story of disaster and survival at sea, following the HMS Bounty''s fateful encounter with Superstorm Sandy and one of the most heroic Coast Guard rescue missions ever.

On October 23, 2012, with Superstorm Sandy fast approaching, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut to St. Petersburg, Florida. He believed the wooden ship, a replica of the original, famous Bounty, would fare better at sea than at port. The captain told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship with no hard feelings. No one took him up on the offer, a decision that would prove fatal.

Four days into the voyage, Superstorm Sandy made an almost direct hit on the Bounty, sending the crew tumbling into the ocean amid crashing thirty-foot waves. Some were swept far from the ship, others became tangled in the rigging, and some were trapped below the surface by the masts and spreaders. What followed was one of the most complex and massive Coast Guard rescue missions in history.

New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias adapts his real-life maritime disaster stories for young readers in the True Rescue Series, capturing the heroism and humanity of people on life-saving missions.

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