Old War Horses of the SS Marine Electric

Three old war horses from the era of the SS Marine Electric showed up at the formal US Coast Guard

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Ex-President of El Faro Company Headed to Record-Setting Prison Sentence or Appeal

As the US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation ponders why the American flag vessel El Faro sank with its

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The Other Two-Thirds of the World: How the New York Times Produced the Best Ocean Coverage Ever

In Jacksonville, the family members of the victims of the El Faro huddle together in the first pew of the

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Remembering the SS Marine Electric and Bob Cusick As the Coast Guard Investigates the Wreck of the El Faro

Friends had to remind me of the date: 33 years ago Thursday the SS Marine Electric capsized off the coast

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Fact Checking the Fact Checkers — History v. Hollywood: They Blow One on The Finest Hours

History v . Hollywood is a cool fact checking site, and for the most part, they’ve got The Finest Hours

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Fact Check: The Finest Hours Portrayal of the Pendleton Crew Got It Very Wrong

As everyone should know by now if you’ve been reading my fact check of The Finest Hours, I’m a fan

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Was Chris Pine Too Pretty to Play Coast Guard Hero Bernie Webber in The Finest Hours

Was Chris Pine Mis-cast as Bernard C. Webber in The Finest Hours Movie About a Famous US Coast Guard Rescue?

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Film Review: “The Finest Hours” (Lars and the Real Boat)

Lars and the Real Boat Let me be clear: I was loaded for bear when I walked into “The Finest

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Press Release: Fact Check “The Finest Hours.” How truthful was the story of Bernie Webber?

Author of Coast Guard Rescue Book Launches Fact Check of “The Finest Hours”Author Robert Frump has launched a detailed fact

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The “Other” Finest Hours: Rescue of the SS Fort Mercer

The Finest Hours does a great job of telling the story of the rescue of the crew of the SS

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