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The Finest Hours - 2016
Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on May 24, 2016 - a true story
In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel.
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This is Legend for the Coast Guard, @namvet.
Bernard Webber and his boat crew were unfailing and courageous. That
was a 36 foot, single screw Motor Life Boat.
I just hope Disney does not muck it up, as was done with 'The Guardian'.
http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles...on_webster.asp
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hope your right pal. looks like a good flick and due out soon. we'll seeOriginally Posted by Elessar
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A 36' boat in 30' seas with a tidal surge coming? HO-LEE crap! DO their balls set off the metal detectors at airports?
I'm going to have to break down and actually read a link.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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I stand corrected. 60' seas and 70 knot winds? I wouldn't want to go through that shit in a carrier.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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Back then, I do not know what limitations were placed on an MLB (Motor Life Boat) as far
as response goes. I know what they are these days.
That crew had balls of bronze, not brass!
Gold Lifesaving Medal is a rare honor, and all 4 got it.
Too bad a Medal of Honor cannot be given for domestic actions.
That crew would certainly have deserved it.
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"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of others"...John Wayne in "The Shootist"
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Yeah well that's BS. I never liked the way the Coast Guard treated. They were part of the DOT until sometime in the 90s. Y'all are the red-headed stepchildren of the military same as we are the Navy. They deserved more than medals for THAT crap.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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they were ordered to go. I think in this case i say fuck you and hold out my hands for cuffs
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Some of the guy's at the Station did indeed "beat feet". Others had already gone out on another boat.they were ordered to go. I think in this case i say fuck you and hold out my hands for cuffs
One of the things taught is the saying, "You have to go out, you don't have to come back". This is straight from the Regulations of the Life-Saving Service of 1899.
http://www.uscg.mil/history/faqs/LSSmotto.asp
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Saw this movie last night. Those men were incredibly brave.
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Incredible bravery by the guys in the cutter, not to mention skill and some luck. Incredible resourcefulness by the guys in the torn-in-half ship, too. Pretty amazing story all around.
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There were two T-2 Tankers that day, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer.
The 36 foot boat used that day was designed to carry a four man crew and 12 "survivors". 32 men from the Pendleton and all four of the crew were brought back to Chatam Hbr.
Some sites
http://www.cg36500.org/
http://www.historyvshollywood.com/re.../finest-hours/
https://jgburdette.wordpress.com/201...d-fort-mercer/
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Unabashed Boatswain's Mate
One of our newer Fast Response Cutters, a Coastal Patrol Boat,
was named in his honor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel-class_cutter
More on CWO(Bos'un) Webber:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_C._Webber
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"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of others"...John Wayne in "The Shootist"
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I'm actually dumbfounded. You'd have had to give me a box of Depends for THAT sh*t. A 36' wooden boat in 60' seas? Screw that. I got y'all's back here on the pier.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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Great to see the COAST GUARD not being taken for granted anymore.
As veterans, we all know most civilians have little idea what was required of all of us. But in today's World of Terror, and Drug running, and constant SEARCH & RESCUE missions rarely heard of, or reported. Like the Police. Coast Guard men, and women should be getting the Highest of our Admiration, and Respect....for KEEPING ALL OF US SAFE!
Thanks to ALL OF YOU! I proudly....
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So, this is for them.
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