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Rescue of the Bounty audiobook
- By: Michael J. Tougias
- Narrator: Tom Weiner
- Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2015
- Language: English
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Rescue of the Bounty Audiobook Summary
Rescue of the Bounty is the harrowing story of the sinking and rescue of Bounty–the tall ship used in the classic 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty–which was caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard.
On Thursday, October 25, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida. Walbridge was well aware that a hurricane was forecast to travel north from the Caribbean toward the eastern seaboard. Yet the captain was determined to sail. As he explained to his crew of fifteen: A ship is always safer at sea than in port. He intended to sail “around the hurricane” and told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship–there would be no hard feelings. As fate would have it, no one took the captain up on his offer.
Four days into the voyage, Superstorm Sandy made an almost direct hit on Bounty. The vessel’s failing pumps could not keep up with the incoming water. The ship began to lose power as it was beaten and rocked by hurricane winds that spanned eight hundred miles. A few hours later, in the dark of night, the ship suddenly overturned ninety miles off the North Carolina coast in the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” sending the crew tumbling into an ocean filled with towering thirty-foot waves. The Coast Guard then launched one of the most complex and massive rescues in its history, flying two Jayhawk helicopter crews into the hurricane and lowering rescue swimmers into the raging seas again and again, despite the danger to their own lives.
In the uproar heard across American media in the days following, a single question persisted: Why did the captain decide to sail? Through hundreds of hours of interviews with the crew members, their families, and the Coast Guard, the masterful duo of Michael J. Tougias and Douglas A. Campbell creates an in-depth portrait of the enigmatic Captain Walbridge, his motivations, and what truly occurred aboard Bounty during those terrifying days at sea.
Dripping with suspense and vivid high-stakes drama, Rescue of the Bounty is an unforgettable tale about the brutality of nature and the human will to survive.
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Rescue of the Bounty Audiobook Narrator
Tom Weiner is the narrator of Rescue of the Bounty audiobook that was written by Michael J. Tougias
Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
About the Author(s) of Rescue of the Bounty
Michael J. Tougias is the author of Rescue of the Bounty
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Rescue of the Bounty Full Details
| Narrator | Tom Weiner |
| Length | 7 hours 37 minutes |
| Author | Michael J. Tougias |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 19, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781481523165 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Rescue of the Bounty is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Nature, Natural Disasters
Additional info
The publisher of the Rescue of the Bounty is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781481523165.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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