In Libreria
Sinossi
Storia di un salvataggio ai limiti dell'impossibile
Nel cuore della notte del 24 luglio 2013, John Aldridge cade in mare dalla poppa del peschereccio Anna Mary, mentre il suo compagno Anthony Sosinski dorme sottocoperta. L’allarme viene dato dopo ore che Aldridge si trova in acqua, aggrappato solo alla speranza che i soccorsi arrivino presto e che sappiano dove dirigersi. Sia lui sia i soccorritori sanno perfettamente che un uomo a mare in quelle condizioni può resistere al massimo alcune ore e che la sua ricerca è una corsa contro il tempo. Una corsa che vede impegnati tutti i pescatori di Montauk a Long Island, la guardia costiera con le sue imbarcazioni e gli elicotteri, e il centro di calcolo della Marina che divide in settori le zone di ricerca. Ogni risorsa viene impiegata per salvare un uomo che, da parte sua, riesce a dosare le forze con freddezza e a tenere sotto controllo le emozioni impedendosi di pensare al peggio. E quando alla fine John viene recuperato vivo, a festeggiare non è solo la sua famiglia, ma la comunità intera.
- ISBN: 8867002538
- Casa Editrice: Corbaccio
- Pagine: 280
- Data di uscita: 02-06-2017
Recensioni
This was quite a story. It was definitely fascinating to see how the rescuers used deductive reasoning to figure out where they should start in their search for Johnny. My favorite part was definitely seeing the situation from Johnny's point of view, which I actually wish we got more of. In addition Leggi tutto
On July 24, 2013, John Aldridge of Montauk, New York fell overboard from the back of the lobster boat, Anna Mary. His partner Anthony Sosinski and a crew member were asleep below. In the morning, they discovered Aldridge missing and called the Coast Guard. A large sea rescue search and rescue began. Leggi tutto
This book gave me chills. John Aldridge, in a moment of carelessness, falls off a fishing boat in the middle of the night sixty or so miles off the coast of the U.S. in the Atlantic Ocean. By all rights, he should have drowned. The chances of finding him before he did drown—especially since it wasn’ Leggi tutto
I loved the book! It provided some great insight into the local dynamics of Montauk Long Island. It’s one of the great places in the U.S. And the book itself told the story of an amazing survival by a local Montauk fisherman. I knew of the story years ago, and it was great to read the book in detail Leggi tutto
What Used to Be Called a ‘Ripping Yarn’ By Bill Marsano. Keenan Wynn was a noted character (active 1940s-1980s) and a motorcycle enthusiast, and in regard to the latter I once got from him a valuable piece of advice: “When you think you can ride it, sell it.” Which is one way of saying never take you Leggi tutto
This was an amazing story of survival and rescue. I was drawn into this story right away and found this story fascinating, terrifying, and incredibly uplifting. This was told from many different perspectives and at times it was confusing, but really interesting to hear what all those people were goi Leggi tutto
Citazioni
Al momento non ci sono citazioni, inserisci tu la prima!
