Publisher Comments

Soon after 2:00 a.m. on Easter morning 2008, the fishing trawler Alaska Ranger began taking on water in the middle of the frigid Bering Sea. While the first mate broadcast Mayday calls to a remote Coast Guard station more than eight hundred miles away, the men on the ship’s icy deck scrambled to inflate life rafts and activate beacon lights. By 4:30 a.m., most of the forty-seven crew members were in the water. Many knew that if they weren&... read more>>>

Publisher Comments

A collection of gripping stories—both ancient and modern—of thrilling adventures at sea

Tales of adventures on the high seas captivate both sailors and those who stand on the shore and gaze out across the oceans.  In this original collection of sea stories, edited by veteran writer Dick Durham, the gamut of human experience is mirrored in a world of tragic shipwrecks and sea monsters, epic races and brave rescues, tall ships and ... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Louise Jones

If you thought that the only thing Slocum did was sail alone around the world, you'll be surprised and delighted by this rousing account of the captain's eventful and adventurous life and times.