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Fatal forecast : an incredible true story of courage in a savage storm / Michael J. Tougias.

Tougias, Michael J., 1955- (author.). Tougias, Michael J., 1955- Adaptation of (work): Fatal forecast. (Added Author).

Summary:

On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small boats set out from Cape Bod for Georges Bank, a prosperous fishing ground one hundred miles out to sea. The young crew aboard the Sea Fever and the Fair Wind had no reason to expect that this trip would be any different from the dozens they'd made earlier in the season. As the two boats headed out, a colossal storm was brewing, a furious maelstrom that would batter the boats with sixty-foot waves and hurricane-force winds. This true story of catastrophe and survival at sea is a vivid moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight men. Most amazing is the heroic tale of Ernie Hazard, who spent more than fifty terrifying hours in a tiny life raft, careening in the monstrous waves. Gripping and heart-pounding, this page-turning adaptation for young readers is an unforgettable narrative about the collison of two spectacular forces: the brutality of nature and the human will to survive.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316556217
ISBN: 0316556211
Physical Description: 257 pages ; map, illustrations ; 21 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"'Fatal forecast : an incredible true story of courage in a savage storm' was adapted for young readers by Michael J. Tougias. It is an abridgment of the adult book 'Fatal forecast : an incredible true tale of disaster and survival at sea' by Michael J. Tougias, originally published in 2007 by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue -- The Fair Wind crew -- Heading out -- The forecast -- In the monster's grip -- Pitch-poled -- Decisions -- The Sea Fever -- Blow out -- Swept away -- Stay with the raft -- Tumbling in the void -- Inside a punching bag -- Trapped -- The Coast Guard -- A silent killer -- A pilot's nightmare -- Alone at night -- Dawn -- A search begins -- Heading home and all alone -- Drifting East -- The search -- Almost out of time -- At the edge of the bank -- Salvation -- The airlift -- A different kind of pain -- The inquiry and a thank you -- Epilogue.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 9-14 years.