Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind The Greatest Rescue In Coast Guard History (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Other reviews were so good I can't say it anywhere near as well. However, here goes - Kalee gave such great details that it will give someone (like me) who knows nothing about arctic commercial fishing boats and the arctic Coast Guard a good picture of their daily life and working conditions (not a reality TV view, which is often faked for TV), and a bit of their life outside work. You almost feel you've met them.Also a great picture of rescue operations from points of view of the rescued, USCG rescue boats, planes, helicopters, and those involved in rescue operations from a distance, at bases. It makes you feel the immense size of the area the rescuers have to cover, in the arctic's worst weather. You see what people in all these areas were doing during before, during & after the boat sinking & rescue. I feel informed enough to have an opinion I never had before - that commercial arctic fishing is another area where big company greed encourages people working on production pay to cut corners while management turns a blind eye, so everyone makes more money (most of all the companies) but at the cost of some working joes losing their lives. Maybe consumers need to pay a little more for their seafood, and maybe big fishing companies need to accept decreased production for increased safety - whatever way, things need to be safer & cleaner. If everyone was a vegeterian like me, this particular problem wouldn't exist, but the world is what it is right now.Overall, very well written, interesting, fair to all parties involved, doesn't take sides (though the reader may), and so informative in an easily readable format. I skimmed through the investigation part at the end but may read it later - a little dry for me - I'm usually a fiction reader - but even fiction readers who enjoy character development & details - & like learning something real from books - would mostly enjoy this book. Deadliest Sea is a great read about a true rescue operation executed by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Bering Sea in 2008. I stand in awe of the Coast Guard’s helicopter crews. The book reflects the author’s excellent research into the backgrounds of a wide cast of characters and an orchestra of many deployed to execute the rescue. Unfortunately, this research also divulges that at least one of the large commercial fishing fleet operators cuts corners when it comes to safety of its crew and of the food it processes. I recommend the book to those interested in an incredible true-life adventure and those interested in learning some of the legal background seeking to govern commercial fishing fleets.
What do You think about Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind The Greatest Rescue In Coast Guard History (2010)?
Interesting, but not as riveting as it might have be.
—cambatny
Read cover to cover without putting down. Wow.
—ammu111
Interesting facts about the Coast Guard.
—abhishek
