DOVER—In early May of 2005, Captain Tom Tighe and First Mate Loch Reidy took on three passengers for a five-day voyage from Connecticut to Bermuda. The sailboat, Almeisan, offered offshore sailing and the adventure of a lifetime for these three extra crewmembers. On the fourth day, a massive storm struck, and washed the Captain and First Mate overboard leaving the three crew members on the boat rapidly being torn apart by the storm.
“Overboard: A True Bluewater Odyssey of Disaster & Survival” is the rousing story of the rescue by the US Coast Guard in a desperate, complex and dangerous pursuit. The Friends of the Library are pleased to present author Michael Tougias on Tuesday, February 15 at 7 p.m. in the library’s Lecture Hall. Tougias will highlight his talk with slides from the storm, the sinking sailboat, and the rescue mission to bring this story to life. He will also be accompanied by Ron Burd, the Dover resident who survived this devastating storm.
Michael Tougias is a lecturer and award-winning author of nineteen books. His work has been praised as “breathtaking, marvelous, and terrifying” by no less than the Los Angeles Times. He has researched dozens of survival stories and among his recent works are “Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea” about two Massachusetts fishing boats caught in a ferocious storm off Georges Bank, and “The Finest Hours,” the true story of the US Coast Guard’s daring rescue of two oil tankers off Cape Cod in 1952.
All lectures in the Friends of the Library’s Cultural Series are free and open to the public. Refreshments will follow the program. FMI: Call 516-6050.
Photo caption: (Courtesy book cover image of “Overboard”)
“Overboard: A True Bluewater Odyssey of Disaster & Survival” is the rousing story of the rescue by the US Coast Guard in a desperate, complex and dangerous pursuit. The Friends of the Library are pleased to present author Michael Tougias on Tuesday, February 15 at 7 p.m. in the library’s Lecture Hall. Tougias will highlight his talk with slides from the storm, the sinking sailboat, and the rescue mission to bring this story to life. He will also be accompanied by Ron Burd, the Dover resident who survived this devastating storm.
Michael Tougias is a lecturer and award-winning author of nineteen books. His work has been praised as “breathtaking, marvelous, and terrifying” by no less than the Los Angeles Times. He has researched dozens of survival stories and among his recent works are “Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea” about two Massachusetts fishing boats caught in a ferocious storm off Georges Bank, and “The Finest Hours,” the true story of the US Coast Guard’s daring rescue of two oil tankers off Cape Cod in 1952.
All lectures in the Friends of the Library’s Cultural Series are free and open to the public. Refreshments will follow the program. FMI: Call 516-6050.
Photo caption: (Courtesy book cover image of “Overboard”)
