The former head of the Coast Guard's Search and Rescue Division discusses the war on drugs, refugee smuggling, and oil spills, as well as rescue work, and descr

During summer vacation at Whale Bay, Bonnie and Sam are charged with shearing sheep and taking care of two horses, Tex, who is afraid of the ocean, and Blondie.

The 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'easters.

Soon after 2:00 a.m. on Easter morning 2008, the fishing trawler Alaska Ranger began taking on water in the middle of the frigid Bering Sea. While the first mat

An historical account of sea rescue and rescue organizations from the earliest times to the present day. The author charts the development of lifesaving organiz