02056cam a2200349 i 4500 347205625 TxAuBib 20180522120000.0 160419s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015031252 9781338182644 1338182641 TxAuBib rda Tougias, Mike, 1955- A storm too soon [Book] : a remarkable true survival story in 80-foot seas / Michael J. Tougias. First Scholastic edition. New York, New York : Scholastic, Inc., [2016] xi, 220 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier On May 2, 2007, three veteran sailors set out on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare when their forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a calamitous storm. The three weary passengers are left behind and struggle to stay alive afloat a life raft in violent waves eighty feet tall. In this adaptation of his adult book 'A Storm Too Soon', Michael J. Tougias also tells the story of the four intrepid coast guardsmen who brave the savage storm in the hopes of saving the stranded sailors. It's a spellbinding tale of courage and survival in the face of unthinkable danger, as well as a meticulously researched nautical adventure. "When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a calamitous storm, it leaves behind three weary passengers struggling to stay alive afloat a life raft in violent waves 80 feet tall"--Provided by publisher. 009-013. Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.3 9 182217. 20180522. Coast Guard Rescue. Shipwreck survival. Survival. Boating accidents. Storms.