The Most Famous Rescues — Followed by the Worst Investigations — The Wrecks of the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer

Nearly everyone who watched the movie The Finest Hours knows the story of the famous rescue back in 1952 —

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A Bernie Webber Coast Guard Father’s Day Story

(Author’s note:  Members of the Steele family contacted me after reading my book, “Two Tankers Down,” which recounts the wreck

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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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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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Would Bernie Webber Have Been Happy with “The Finest Hours”

“I wonder what Bernie would think,” said a writer friend of mine.  “He was so meticulous in his telling of

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Fact Checking “The Finest Hours”

The Finest Hours is a faithful and truthful telling of the rescue of crewmen on the tanker the SS Pendleton.

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