The US Coast Guard Give Aid To Two Ships That Broke Apart In Nor Easter

 

 

 

The US Coast Guard Give Aid To Two Ships That Broke Apart In Nor Easter

February 18, 1952- During a severe "nor’easter" off the New England coast, the T-2 tankers S S Fort Mercer and SS Pendleton broke in half. U .S. Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and lifeboat stations, working under severe winter conditions, rescued and removed 62 persons from the foundering ships or from the water with a loss of only five lives.

 
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