The Story
A heartstopping truelife tale of maritime disaster, survival, and daring rescue an edgeofyourseat chronicle of what happens when a sailboat goes up against a fierce storm in the heart of the Gulf Stream (The Providence Journal).Seventyfoot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the worlds most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream. 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 fortysevenfoot 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.Trying to reach these survivors before its too late are four brave Coast Guardsmen battling hurricaneforce 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 lifeanddeath moment after the next against the towering seas.Also 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.Spellbinding, harrowing, and meticulously researched, A Storm Too Soon is a vivid, heartpounding narrative of survival, the power of the human spirit, and one of the most incredible rescues ever attempted.
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A heartstopping truelife tale of maritime disaster, survival, and daring rescue an edgeofyourseat chronicle of what happens when a sailboat goes up against a fierce storm in the heart of the Gulf Stream (The Providence Journal).Seventyfoot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the worlds most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream. 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 fortysevenfoot 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.Trying to reach these survivors before its too late are four brave Coast Guardsmen battling hurricaneforce 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 lifeanddeath moment after the next against the towering seas.Also 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.Spellbinding, harrowing, and meticulously researched, A Storm Too Soon is a vivid, heartpounding narrative of survival, the power of the human spirit, and one of the most incredible rescues ever attempted.
