{"product_id":"into-the-storm-two-ships-a-deadly-hurricane-and-an-epic-battle-for-survival-9781524797904","title":"Into the Storm: Two Ships, a Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An intense, immersive deep dive into a wild, dangerous, and unknown world, written with the pace and appeal of a great thriller. This is nonfiction at its very best.\"--Lee Child\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe true story of two doomed ships and a daring search-and-rescue operation that shines a light on the elite Coast Guard swimmers trained for the most dangerous ocean missions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e With a new epilogue about a flight on a hurricane hunter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In late September 2015, Hurricane Joaquin swept past the Bahamas and swallowed a pair of cargo vessels in its destructive path: \u003ci\u003eEl Faro\u003c\/i\u003e, a 790-foot American behemoth with a crew of thirty-three, and the \u003ci\u003eMinouche\u003c\/i\u003e, a 230-foot freighter with a dozen sailors aboard. From the parallel stories of these ships and their final journeys, Tristram Korten weaves a remarkable tale of two veteran sea captains from very different worlds, the harrowing ordeals of their desperate crews, and the Coast Guard's extraordinary battle against a storm that defied prediction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the Coast Guard received word from Captain Renelo Gelera that the \u003ci\u003eMinouche \u003c\/i\u003ewas taking on water on the night of October 1, the servicemen on duty helicoptered through Joaquin to the sinking ship. Rescue swimmer Ben Cournia dropped into the sea--in the middle of a raging tropical cyclone, in the dark--and churned through the monstrous swells, loading survivors into a rescue basket dangling from the helicopter as its pilot struggled against the tempest. With pulsating narrative skill in the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Jon Krakauer, Korten recounts the heroic efforts by Cournia and his fellow guardsmen to haul the \u003ci\u003eMinouche'\u003c\/i\u003es crew to safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tragically, things would not go as well for Captain Michael Davidson and \u003ci\u003eEl Faro\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite exhaustive searching by her would-be rescuers, the loss of the vessel became the largest U.S. maritime disaster in decades. As Korten narrates the ships' fates, with insights drawn from insider access to crew members, Coast Guard teams, and their families, he delivers a moving and propulsive story of men in peril, the international brotherhood of mariners, and the breathtaking power of nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eInto the Storm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The story  Tristram] Korten tells is impressively multifaceted, exploring everything from timely issues such as climate change to timeless themes such as man's struggle against the ocean's fury.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMiami New Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eInto the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of reporting and you-are-there writing that becomes a deeper tale--with more implications about our own lives--with every chapter.\"\u003cb\u003e--Robert Kurson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Shadow Divers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524797904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Tristram Korten","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36656580493468,"sku":"9781524797904","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_01d0161b-ac16-4c83-b91d-0d85b6fa321d.jpg?v=1603888474","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/into-the-storm-two-ships-a-deadly-hurricane-and-an-epic-battle-for-survival-9781524797904","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}