On December 8, 2004, during a brutal storm, a Malaysian cargo ship on its way from Seattle to China runs aground off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, setting in motion one of the most incredible Coast Guard rescue missions of all time.

"Grade 'A'. A spectacular maritime page-turner … one perfect storm of a book." - Entertainment Weekly "A gripping account [that] reads like a novel." - USA Today "THE PERFECT STORM transferred to Alaska, but with a much more heroic conclusion." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Blockbuster." - New York Magazine "[A] gripping sea rescue tale." - Anchorage Daily News "A powerful story reported and told with extraordinary skill....will keep you turning...

It was late November--one of the coldest periods to be on a ship near Alaska. The Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis had run aground during a severe storm and was taking on water. The engine room flooded, disabling the engines. Mountainous seas and gale force winds pounded the Jarvis, and to make matters worse, the ship was floating toward a rocky coastline that would surely destroy it and probably kill most, if not all, of the men. The ship's captain ordered...