In 1983 the Marine Electric, a -reconditioned- World War II vessel, was on a routine voyage thirty miles off the East Coast of the United States when disaster struck: The old coal carrier sank in the frigid forty-foot waves and subzero winds of the Atlantic, and of the thirty-four men aboard, only three survived. Until the Sea Shall Free Them recounts in compelling detail the wreck of the Marine Electric and the legal drama that unfolded in its wake--a lawsuit that led to vital reforms in the laws regarding the safety of ships.
In 1983 the Marine Electric, a -reconditioned- World War II vessel, was on a routine voyage thirty miles off the East Coast of the United States when ...
Despite Force 10 conditions and fifty feet waves the crew were unconcerned: the ship had survived worse. The chief mate Bob Cusick discovered that the owners had lost several other ships in similar circumstances to the Marine Electric, but the sinkings had been covered up.
Despite Force 10 conditions and fifty feet waves the crew were unconcerned: the ship had survived worse. The chief mate Bob Cusick discovered that the...
