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Coast Guard Rescue

Dave's post of the helo on the cutter reminded me of a great book. For Christmas my sister-in-law sent me a copy of "Deadliest Sea" by Kaylee Thompson. It's a great story of the 2008 rescue in Alaska when the Alaska Ranger sank. 42 of the 47 on board were rescued by a 2-helicopter + a 378' cutter, etc. It's well written without too much added drama on only a couple of minor factual errors. A great tale.