Lost at Sea an American Tragedy by Patrick Dillon 1998 Dial Press Maritime history books Naval shipwrecks

This is a near fine (almost like new) hardcover with dust jacket. 1998 Dial Press. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are still crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Blue hardcover boards under jacket are also near fine with barely a hint of shelf wear and feature black quarter trim with silver lettering along spine. The accompanying dust jacket is very good with only a hint of shelf wear corners/edges. Medium octavo book size or 6.5" x 9.5" with 264 pages. Illustrated maps front and back endpapers.

Lost At Sea An American Tragedy by Patrick Dillon is the story of two ill-fated crabbing vessels who docked at Anacortes, Washington, and left on a 10 day trip to Dutch Harbor, Alaska but never returned. The Americus and The Altair were state-of-the-art vessels that carried 14 crew, fathers, sons, brothers and friends. The trip to Dutch Harbor was to begin the 3 month crab season harvest in the Bering Sea. 11 days later, on Valentines Day, the overturned hull of the Americus was found adrift. Its sister ship, the Altair had disappeared all together. The seas were calm and they were only 24 miles from Dutch Harbor. There had been no distress call. In the book the author recalls the treacherous conditions fishermen face in the Bering Sea. He explores the lives left behind in the tragedy and traces the two year investigation by the Coast Guard. In addition, he tells the story of a grieving mother crusade to pass safety legislation that could save lives. it is a moving portrait of courage and love and the toll the sea can take.

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