Atrevida II: Dismasted and Adrift, Two Hundred Miles Offshore
Their last contact had been from North Carolina. When another ship found them, the sailboat had lost its mast, fuel and electrical power.
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Researched reportingMarine Electric: Three Survivors from a Crew of Thirty-Four
A winter gale, a lost ship and only three survivors: the Marine Electric disaster became part of the argument for a permanent…
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Researched reportingFort Mercer: The Other Tanker That Broke in the Storm
Rescuers were dealing with separate pieces of the same ship. One approach damaged a rescue boat before the remaining men could be…
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Researched reportingThe Pendleton Rescue: Thirty-Two Men in a Thirty-Six-Foot Boat
The tanker had broken in two and could not send an SOS. A small Coast Guard crew went out after dark to…
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Researched reportingPikelot Atoll: The Word That Made Three Stranded Men Visible
They had reached land and had food and water. Their damaged skiff still left them stranded about a hundred nautical miles from…
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Researched reportingAlan Chow: Six Days Lost at Hetch Hetchy
A first overnight hike, an injured ankle and a waterfall that blocked the way home: the documented search for Alan Chow in…
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Researched reportingHebgen Lake Earthquake: The Night the Road Out Disappeared
The earthquake woke the canyon. The road behind the campers had broken, and a landslide had blocked the other end of their…
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Researched reportingYosemite Falls: The Missing Student Hidden Among the Boulders
His friends had last seen him near a busy attraction. A serious fall left him out of sight while a cold storm…
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Researched reportingJohn Muir Trail: The Emergency Call Dropped, and He Kept Walking
He had decades of winter experience. When his equipment soaked through, he abandoned a week-long trip and faced fifteen cold miles back…
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Researched reportingMukunda Egen: Lost in the Denali Fog
Knee pain prompted a different route. Fog erased the view between two companions, and a day hike became a search involving more…
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Researched reportingBudd Lake: He Waited Because He Thought His Friends Were Missing
One hiker stayed beside the lake, worried about his friends. They had returned to the trailhead—and could no longer find their way…
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Researched reportingTenaya Peak: Trapped on the Rock as Lightning Closed In
Their route was manageable in good weather. A storm turned it into an exposed overnight wait, with lightning close enough to raise…
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