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A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue<\/strong> You don\u2019t have to be planning on late summer jaunt that involves boating of any sort in big waters, say, in a kayak on Lake Superior or even in an inflatable across Lake Nemahbin, to be drawn into this gripping tale of survival.<\/p>\n A Speck in the Sea is the true story of lobster fisherman John Aldridge who fell overboard the night of July 24, 2013, while his other crew members were asleep below. While the New York Times Magazine article<\/a> published shortly after the event shares the details\u00a0from a journalistic standpoint, the book provides the first person accounts from the perspectives of Aldridge, his crew members, family members, and the U.S. Coast Guard<\/a> service members involved in the search-and-rescue mission.<\/p>\n As with many maritime happenings, from the wreck of the\u00a0Edmund Fitzgerald<\/a> to the rescue by the tall ship Denis Sullivan<\/a>, the story of Aldridge\u2019s rescue has been memorialized in song, the lyrics of which are included in the appendix.<\/p>\n Listen to The Tale of Johnny Load<\/em> performed by the singer songwriter Nancy Atlas:<\/p>\n
\nBy John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski
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\nBrowsing Books<\/strong>, 2nd floor<\/p>\n