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The Rescue of the Gale Runner: Death, Heroism, and the U.S. Coast Guard by Dennis Noble

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May 3, 2022 —

The first in-depth look at a small-boat maritime rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard; also describes the role of those at small-boat rescue stations and of the policy setters at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C.