 Paperback
312 pages (January 2007)- ISBN 978-1-934051-05-4
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- Publisher
- Mystic Publishing
Henderson
Nevada
USA
- Avaliable from
- www.spinnakerpress.com
Book Description
In the frigid waters off the coast of southeast Alaska, Coast Guard Petty
Officer, Josh Stewart volunteers to attempt a daring underwater rescue of a
passenger from a downed seaplane. This incident becomes the catalyst that
launches his Coast Guard career as a Rescue Swimmer. After many other life
threatening rescues Josh finds himself and the crew of a Coast Guard
44-footer facing their ultimate test of courage and strength in a powerful
storm off the Pacific Coast while en route to save the victims of a ship wreck. Speeding towards the injured and frightened victims, the rescue boat
is buffeted by torrential rain and a powerful wind that forms towering waves
and a raging sea. But the fierce storm is only one of the obstacles he faces
in trying to rescue the stranded survivors who struggle against the power of
the ravaging storm in their own isolated and precarious location huddled on
a slippery rock precipice. As he attempts to rescue a trapped mother and her
son, one final challenge forces him into a perilous life and death
situation. It will take all of his courage, ingenuity and physical stamina
to survive this struggle to stay alive in the sea he loves.
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- The Author
Mike Hazard served in the Coast Guard from 1970 through 1976. His first duty
assignment took him to Biorka Loran on Biorka Island, fifteen miles west of
Sitka, Alaska, for twelve months. He was next attached to Coast Guard
Station Neah Bay at Neah Bay, Washington, where he served as a Motor
Lifeboat Engineer for nearly two years on CG40501 and CG44364. For his final
assignment, he was attached to Boating Safety Detachment 13 (BOSDET 13) at
Sandpoint Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington. He holds an AS degree in
Construction Management and a BS in Business from UNLV. He currently works
and lives with his family in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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