{"product_id":"the-rescue-of-the-gale-runner-death-heroism-and-the-us-coast-guard-9780813032702","title":"The Rescue of the Gale Runner: Death, Heroism, and the U.S. Coast Guard","description":"\"Recounts the tragic story of the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Quillayute River Station, who attempted to rescue the sailors of the sailboat \u003ci\u003eGale Runner \u003c\/i\u003ein February 1997. . . . Will give you a greater understanding and respect for what the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard are asked to do and accomplish every day somewhere on the nation's waters.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--US Naval Institute Proceedings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Noble's on-the-spot experiences, his professional background and his established maturity as an historical writer make \u003ci\u003eThe Rescue of the Gale Runner\u003c\/i\u003e as gripping an account of rescue efforts as the parallel work of Dennis Smith, retired New York firefighter and historical author who released the evocative \u003ci\u003eReport from Ground Zero\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Peninsula Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"From the first alarm through the loss of three Coast Guard lives on the first boat, the dispatch of the second boat, and finally the helicopter rescue of the fishermen, Noble was there. . . . It was the worst loss of life suffered by a Coast Guard small boat station since 1961.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Sequim (Washington) Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis L. Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 6.02w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813032702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDennis L. Noble, a retired U.S. Coast Guard senior chief petty officer, the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eLifeboat Sailors: Disasters, Rescues, and the Perilous Future of the Coast Guard's Small Boat Stations. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was visiting the Quillayute River Station in Washington State when the \u003ci\u003eGale Runner \u003c\/i\u003eincident took place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45073519509619,"sku":"9780813032702","price":46.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_af915848-cbe6-4680-80dd-6c01e3b82b9f.jpg?v=1780703312","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-rescue-of-the-gale-runner-death-heroism-and-the-us-coast-guard-9780813032702","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}