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The Deadly Shipwrecks of the Powhattan & New Era on the Jersey Shore
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Artikel-Nr:
9781626199774
Veröffentl:
2015
Erscheinungsdatum:
20.04.2015
Seiten:
192
Autor:
Captain Robert F. Bennett
Gewicht:
415 g
Format:
226x151x12 mm
Serie:
Disaster
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Timothy Dring is a retired commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He is the co-author of American Coastal Rescue Craft, which won the best history book award from the Foundation for Coast Guard History in 2010. Commander Dring is on the board of the U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association and the Twin Lights Historical Society. He is a regular contributor to the Heritage Association's quarterly journal. In 2010, he was given the U.S. Coast Guard's Meritorious Public Service Award.
In 1854, two horrendous shipwrecks took place off the New Jersey coast. The Powhattan and the New Era were both American-flag sailing packet ships carrying hopeful European immigrants to new lives in America. The ships ran aground on the offshore sandbars along the shoreline between Sandy Hook and Little Egg Inlet, claiming the lives of many passengers and crew. The staggering casualties finally prompted calls from the public and politicians for reforms to the system for rescues that the federal government had in place. The tragedies ultimately resulted in changes that prevented countless similar deaths. This unique and gripping account offers minute-by-minute details of the deadly wrecks, their causes and their final outcomes.