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Captain Dudley J. Paquette was an officer for 30 years with the Inland Steel Company. He served as mate and captain on the Great Lakes ships. By having already sailed into some treacherous seas, this weather-savvy captain was uniquely positioned to observe and report on the magnitude of the storm that sank the Fitzgerald. -
The mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald has haunted many for nearly 50 years. What really happened to her and her crew of 29, in this storm of storms. Frederick Stonehouse has studied the Fitzgerald mystery since the day she dove for the bottom of Lake Superior. While there are no provable answers, his conclusions have evolved as more information gradually became available. Mr. Stonehouse has put forth every plausible theory and it's trail of evidence in such a manner that let's readers come up with their own conclusion. Hardcover dimensions are, 8.75" x 6" x 0.875" and 275 pages. -
This is a true story of the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue. In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. While this storm raged on, two oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, found themselves in the same horrifying predicament. Built with inferior steel, these tankers were not prepared for such ferocious seas. The tankers split in two, leaving dozens of men on board at the Atlantic's mercy. This valiant attempt to rescue these men, were met with one obstacle after another. Not all eighty-four men survived this horrifying ordeal, but is a miracle that anyone survived to tell their tale.


