A graduate of the Coast Guard Academy (1950), Captain Lonsdale is a third generation coastguardsman. Lonsdale's father and grandfather both served as Coast Guard officers in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. and in Alaska. Captain Lonsdale has coauthored two books: A Guide to Sunken Ships in American Waters (Compass Publications) and Voyager Beware (Rand McNally). He is a contributing author to Handbook of Ocean and Underwater Engineering (McGraw-Hill). In addition, Lonsdale has had numerous articles and stories published in national publications such as True Boating, Motor Boating, Popular Bo...