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Scribner, June 2009
Trade Paperback, 256 pages
ISBN-10: 0743297040
ISBN-13: 9780743297042
Description
Now in paperback, a true story as spellbinding and harrowing as The Perfect Storm, "marvel- ous and terrifying" (Los Angeles Times)—published to herald the arrival of Tougias's new hardcover, The Finest Hours.
On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small boats set out for Georges Bank, a lucrative but perilous lobster fishing ground off the coast of Cape Cod. The National Weather Service had forecast typical fall weather, and the young, rugged crewmen aboard the Sea Fever and the Fair Wind had no reason to expect that this trip would be any different from the dozens they'd made earlier in the season. But the only weather buoy in the area was malfunctioning, and the National Weather Service had failed to reveal this critical detail. And as the two small boats headed out to sea, a colossal storm was brewing to the southeast, a furious maelstrom that would batter the boats with sixty-foot waves and hurricane-force winds. A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, this is a vivid moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen. Most amazing is the story of Ernie Hazzard, who spent more than fifty terrifying hours adrift on the stormy open sea.
Gripping and heart-pounding, Fatal Forecast is an unfor- gettable true story about the collision of two spectacular forces: the brutality of nature and the human will to survive.
On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small boats set out for Georges Bank, a lucrative but perilous lobster fishing ground off the coast of Cape Cod. The National Weather Service had forecast typical fall weather, and the young, rugged crewmen aboard the Sea Fever and the Fair Wind had no reason to expect that this trip would be any different from the dozens they'd made earlier in the season. But the only weather buoy in the area was malfunctioning, and the National Weather Service had failed to reveal this critical detail. And as the two small boats headed out to sea, a colossal storm was brewing to the southeast, a furious maelstrom that would batter the boats with sixty-foot waves and hurricane-force winds. A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, this is a vivid moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen. Most amazing is the story of Ernie Hazzard, who spent more than fifty terrifying hours adrift on the stormy open sea.
Gripping and heart-pounding, Fatal Forecast is an unfor- gettable true story about the collision of two spectacular forces: the brutality of nature and the human will to survive.
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Browse Inside Fatal Forecast"A passionately recounted peril-at-sea adventure...described with excruciating intensity. A blustery seafarer's delight, rendered with gusto."
- Kirkus Reviews"Tougias spins a marvelous and terrifying yarn....this is a breathtaking book."
-- Los Angeles Times
"Toughias's terrifying tale will stun you...leaving you breathless, exhilarated, and finally amazed."
-- The Providence Journal
"Deserves a place as a classic survival at sea."
-- The Boston Globe
Foster's Daily Democrat, September 15, 2011
...NOTTINGHAM ? Author Michael Tougias will appear at the Nottingham Library on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. to give a slide presentation on his new book Overboard! A True Bluewater Odyssey of Disaster ...
Foster's Daily Democrat, September 2, 2011
...NOTTINGHAM ? Author Michael Tougias will appear at the Blaisdell Memorial Library in Nottingham on Monday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 pm to give a slide presentation on his new book, "Overboard! A True ...
Wicked Local Franklin, October 13, 2009
...10-hour audiotape recording of a boat's captain calling for help during the Blizzard of '78. Another book, "Fatal Forecast," is the true story of survival of two off-shore lobster boats left sinking after a 90-foot rogue wave crashed into ...
Milford Daily News, June 13, 2009
...Andy 'Fitz' Fitzgerald recounts his story as told in Michael Tougias' new book, 'The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue.' Fitzgerald was involved in a nearly fatal sea rescue off ...
Sun Chronicle, June 9, 2009
...among survivors included in tale of daring Coast Guard rescue After finding success chronicling harrowing sea disasters in Fatal Forecast and Ten Hours Until Dawn, local author Michael Tougias is going for the trifecta with his latest book, ...
Nashua Telegraph, May 31, 2009
...Of the 84 seamen aboard the tankers, 70 would be rescued and 14 would lose their lives. Co-authors Michael Tougias and Casey Sherman recount the harrowing rescue attempts in their new book, 'The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast ...
Concord Monitor, May 28, 2009
...crews. 'It's good to know that real heroes exist,' said Sherman, who co-wrote the book with author Michael Tougias. 'None of the men involved ever thought they were heroes. They did what they were asked to do, and then they went home and ...
Marco Island Eagle, January 23, 2009
...off Cape Cod that resulted in the miraculous survivals of some fishermen (and the demise of others), author Michael Tougias will on Jan. 27 speak at the Marco Library about his new book chronicling the drama. The book, ?Fatal Forecast: An ...
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