Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck

Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El Faro

In the bestselling tradition of The Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, â€œan exquisitely written and dramatic bookâ€¦a literary page-turnerâ€ (Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Horse Soldiers)â€”the 2015 mysterious disappearance of the SS El Faro, a gigantic American cargo ship that sank in the Bermuda Triangle, taking with it thirty-three lives.

On October 1, 2015, the SS El Faro, a massive American cargo ship disappeared in Hurricane Joaquin, a category 4 storm. The ship, its hundreds of shipping containers, and its entire crew plummeted to the bottom of the ocean, three miles down. It was the greatest seagoing US merchant marine shipping disaster since World War II. The massive ship had a seasoned crew, state-of-the-art navigation equipment, and advance warning of the storm. It seemed incomprehensible that such a ship could sink so suddenly. How, in this day and age, could something like this happen?

Relying on Coast Guard inquest hearings, as well as on numerous interviews, George Michelsen Foy brings us â€œthe most insightful exploration of this unthinkable disasterâ€ (Outside), a story that lasts only a few days, but which grows almost intolerably suspenseful as deep-rooted flaws leading to the disaster inexorably link together and worsen. We see captain, engineers, and crew fight for their lives, and hear their actual words (as recorded on the shipâ€™s black box) while the hurricane relentlessly tightens its noose around the ship. We watch, minute by minute, all that is happening on boardâ€”the shipâ€™s mysterious tilt to one side, worried calls to the engine room, ship-to-shore reports, the courage of the men and women as they fight to survive, and the berserk oceanâ€™s savage consumption of the massive hull. And through it all, the pain and ultimate resilience of the families of El Faroâ€™s crew. Now with a new afterword, this â€œtour de force of nautical expertiseâ€ (Ocean Navigator) is a masterwork of stunning power.
Country USA
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-05-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-05-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El Faro

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