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- The Finest Hours brings to life the most daring rescue in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard, in which a crew of four risked their lives to save 33 men stranded at sea in the middle of a devastating nor’easter.
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Feb 6, 2016 · The Finest Hours true story reveals that a 300-pound man named George "Tiny" Myers was the last survivor to be rescued from the SS Pendleton, aside from its de facto captain, Raymond L. Sybert.
Jan 29, 2016 · Warning: Spoilers for The Finest Hours follow. Fact: The Pendleton split in half because of a crack in its hull that couldn’t hold against the raging sea.
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Feb 18, 2016 · Everyone said it was a suicide mission. Four young coast guards ordered out to sea aboard a 36ft wooden boat to fight hurricane-force winds and 70ft waves, not even knowing if there were...
Check out 20 things to know about Disney's The Finest Hours, a film that chronicles the true story of the Coast Guard’s greatest small boat rescue.
Jan 28, 2016 · The new film “The Finest Hours" is closely based on a real-life rescue that took place at sea in February 1952. During a storm at least as extreme as the nor’easter immortalized in “The Perfect...
Aug 2, 2023 · It details the incredible true events of the historic 1952 Pendleton rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard. On February 18, 1952, the World War II -era oil tanker, the SS Pendleton, was hit by a severe cyclone off the New England coast, causing it to break in half. Image Credit: Claire Folger/Disney.
Jan 29, 2016 · The Finest Hours brings to life the most daring rescue in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard, in which a crew of four risked their lives to save 33 men stranded at sea in the middle of a...