Life and Death at Cape Disappointment - Couverture souple

D'Amelio, Christopher

 
9781493071968: Life and Death at Cape Disappointment
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1493071963 ISBN 13 : 9781493071968
Editeur : G05-Lyons Press, 2022

Synopsis

The ocean is one of the few untamed places on earth—unpredictable and unsympathetic to the lives lost there. For this reason, people remain fascinated by its tides, currents, and mysteries. Life and Death at Cape Disappointment is Christopher J. D'Amelio's first-hand account of life as a surfman at one of the Coast Guard’s most dangerous stations.

Cape Disappointment is one of the most notorious Coast Guard units on the Pacific Coast. Its area of responsibility is referred to as the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” This book focuses on five of the most significant search and rescue cases during D'Amelio's tour and how such work affected him and his colleagues mentally and physically. It’s armchair entertainment for those enthralled by the ocean.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christopher D’Amelio was born and raised in Aptos, California. At the age of nineteen he joined the United States Coast Guard, where he quickly achieved the rate of Boatswain’s Mate working in stations and on boats up and down the Pacific Coast from Alaska to South America. In 1998 he was assigned to Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Washington. During his tenure at Station Cape Disappointment, he amassed over 2,200 hours of underway time, routinely operating on the Columbia River Bar, where he earned a reputation as one of the most skilled boat handlers in the Coast Guard.

He has worked on and supervised more than 430 search and rescue cases. He has received five commendation medals, two achievement medals, two letters of commendation, and the highly coveted Association for Rescue at Sea Gold Medal. He retired as a Chief Warrant Officer at Station New Orleans. He currently lives in Slidell, Louisiana, with his wife and two of his three children.

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Éditeur
G05-Lyons Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1493071963
ISBN 13 
9781493071968
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
info@simonandschuster.nl

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9781493058723: Life and Death at Cape Disappointment: Becoming a Surfman on the Columbia River Bar

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  149305872X ISBN 13 :  9781493058723
Editeur : Lyons Press, 2021
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