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The Perfect Storm: How Tamaroa Rescued Sailors and Airmen
—Thirty-five years ago, the World War II-vintage cutter Tamaroa battled 40-foot seas and 100-mph winds during the 1991 Perfect Storm, rescuing the crew of the sailboat Satori and four downed Air National Guard airmen in one of the Coast Guard’s most remarkable search-and-rescue operations.
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Prinsendam—Coast Guard’s “Miracle Rescue” over 40 years ago!
—“SOS! SOS! This is the Prinsendam. We have fire in the engine room and we are dead in the water. SOS!” The order to “Abandon ship” came shortly after 5 a.m.. The ship was beginning to list, and the captain suspected that lower decks were taking on water. The almost 500 passengers and other crewmembers had to leave.
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So that others might live—Coast Guard hero and FRC namesake Charles Sexton
—Charles William Sexton challenged danger every day in his duties. While rescuing four fishermen in peril, the seas tragically took him.
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“Get in the boat; we have a job to do!”—BOSN Wilson motors into the Great New England Hurricane
—Just before the storm’s arrival there was a surround-all, eerie feeling, which seemed to permeate everything. No one was sure of what was approaching—the conversations were hushed and speculative about the silence and the threatening sky.