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How does the story told in The Finest Hours fit into this centuries-old, on-going narrative of Cape Cod and its inhabitants?
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The Finest Hours by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman details the perilous maritime disasters and the heroic rescue operations undertaken by the U.S. Coast Guard. The book chronicles the tankers' structural weaknesses that caused them to break apart in the raging seas.
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The job involves conducting search and rescue missions to save individuals in distress, enforcing maritime laws and regulations, maintaining aids to navigation, conducting environmental protection operations, and providing assistance during natural disasters or emergencies.
The Finest Hours is the true story of the Coast Guard's "Most Daring Rescue." It is now also a major motion picture. This book study includes pre-reading questions along with a helpful list of nautical terms. It has guided reading questions for each chapter as well as post reading questions.
SUMMARY. On Feb. 18, 1952, a massive storm splits the SS Pendleton in two, trapping more than 30 sailors inside the tanker's sinking stern. Engineer Ray Sybert bravely takes charge to organize a strategy for his fellow survivors.
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