Coming Back Alive - Book

This spellbinding work chronicles a desperate sea rescue off the coast of Alaska and an electrifying look at the U. S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue crews. Map.

Spike Walker, the author of Working on the Edge and Nights of Ice, tells the story of the La Conte, an Alaska fishing boat whose five-man crew was forced to abandon ship in a brutal storm. The book follows the U.S. Coast Guard search-and-rescue crews who went out into that storm to save them.

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, this paperback is a true account of rescue at sea, with a map. It is a good choice for readers of maritime survival stories and anyone interested in the work of the Coast Guard.