Nautical Newburyport: A History of Captains, Clipper Ships and the Coast Guard
Nautical Newburyport: A History of Captains, Clipper Ships and the Coast Guard

Author: Dyke Hendrickson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1467135879

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Newburyport was once the most dangerous harbor on the East Coast and one of its most prosperous. Local captains and sailors led the nation to battle during the American Revolution and founded the U.S. Coast Guard. They sent vessels to Bombay, the gold rush and the farthest reaches of the world. Author Dyke Hendrickson explores the perfection of the clipper ship, the city's famous Federalist mansions and the bold adventures from the Age of Sail. Follow the men and women of Newburyport into battle, into gales and into fortune--or ruin.

New England Coast Guard Stories
New England Coast Guard Stories

Author: Dyke Hendrickson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020-03-16

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1439669333

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In 1790, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton asked President George Washington to fund a fleet of "revenue cutters" that could halt smuggling and collect taxes in U.S. waters. Today, from northern Maine to southern Connecticut, the Coast Guard provides the might and the oversight to ensure that the coastlines are safe and navigable. From icebreaking and harrowing rescues to the global war on terror, the service plays a unique role in the region. Author Dyke Hendrickson profiles the varied careers and contributions of the brave men and women throughout New England who ensure the service remains Semper Paratus-Always Ready.

New England Coast Guard Stories: Remarkable Mariners
New England Coast Guard Stories: Remarkable Mariners

Author: Dyke Hendrickson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 146714004X

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In 1790, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton asked President George Washington to fund a fleet of "revenue cutters" that could halt smuggling and collect taxes in U.S. waters. Today, from northern Maine to southern Connecticut, the Coast Guard provides the might and the oversight to ensure that the coastlines are safe and navigable. From icebreaking and harrowing rescues to the global war on terror, the service plays a unique role in the region. Author Dyke Hendrickson profiles the varied careers and contributions of the brave men and women throughout New England who ensure the service remains Semper Paratus-Always Ready.

Until The Sea Shall Free Them
Until The Sea Shall Free Them

Author: Robert Frump

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2010-09-30

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1407090518

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In 1983, the freighter Marine Electric ran into a violent storm off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Despite Force 10 conditions and fifty feet waves the crew were unconcerned: the ship had survived worse. But something was wrong, the ship was beginning to break up under them; gradually it began to go down by the head, then to capsize. Within two hours the crew were in the water in a desperate struggle for their lives. Their plight sparked one of the most dramatic air-sea rescues in maritime history. Only three of the 34 crew survived the night. The ship had sunk due to a serious structural defect. The chief mate Bob Cusick discovered that the owners had lost several other ships in similar circumstances to the Marine Electric, but the sinkings had been covered up. He decided to go after the company and they in turn rounded on him, the sole surviving officer. What follows is an epic and epochal court case that left none of the participants unscarred.