The Pendleton Disaster off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History V - Arctic Regions Referenced by NFPA 101®: Life

Referenced by NFPA 101®: Life Safety Code®

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The Pendleton Disaster off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History V - Arctic Regions Referenced by NFPA 101®: LifeOn February 18, 1952, off the coast of Cape Cod, a fierce nor'easter snapped in half two 503 foot oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer. Human grace and grit, leadership and endurance prevail as Theresa Mitchell Barbo and Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.) recount the historic, heroic rescue of thirty two merchant mariners from the sinking Pendleton by four young Coast Guardsmen aboard the 36 foot motor lifeboat CG36500. A foreword by former