{"product_id":"a-storm-too-soon-a-true-story-of-disaster-survival-and-an-incredible-rescue-9781451683349","title":"A Storm Too Soon: A True Story of Disaster, Survival, and an Incredible Rescue","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heart-stopping true-life tale of maritime disaster, survival, and daring rescue-- \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ean edge-of-your-seat chronicle of what happens when a sailboat goes up against a fierce storm in the heart of the Gulf Stream\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Providence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world's most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream.\u003c\/b\u003e Hanging on to the raft are three men: a Canadian, a Brit, and their captain, JP de Lutz, a dual citizen of the United States and France. Their capsized forty-seven-foot sailboat has disappeared below the tempestuous sea. The giant waves repeatedly toss the men out of their tiny vessel, and JP, with nine broken ribs, is hypothermic and on the verge of death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrying to reach these survivors before it's too late are four brave Coast Guardsmen battling hurricane-force winds in their Jayhawk helicopter. With waves reaching an astounding eighty feet, lowering the helicopter into such chaos will be extremely dangerous. The pilots wonder if they have a realistic chance of saving the sailors or even retrieving their own rescue swimmer. Soon the rescuers find themselves in almost as much trouble as the survivors, facing one life-and-death moment after the next against the towering seas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso caught in the storm are three other boats, each one in a Mayday situation. Of the ten people on these boats, only six will ever see land again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpellbinding, harrowing, and meticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eA Storm Too Soon\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid, heart-pounding narrative of survival, the power of the human spirit, and one of the most incredible rescues ever attempted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTougias, Michael J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael J. Tougias is the author of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eRescue of the\u003c\/i\u003e Bounty\u003ci\u003e: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOverboard!\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinest Hours\u003c\/i\u003e (with Casey Sherman), the basis of the major motion picture released in 2016; \u003ci\u003eFatal Forecast\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTen Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the \u003c\/i\u003eCan Do. He is a sought-after lecturer who gives more than seventy presentations each year. He lives in Massachusetts.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515271909650,"sku":"9781451683349","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bdc93cc1-903b-4323-8ab3-27e1c9b71e5a.jpg?v=1731001633","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-storm-too-soon-a-true-story-of-disaster-survival-and-an-incredible-rescue-9781451683349","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}