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On May 2, 1970, a DC-9 jet with 57 passengers and a crew of six departed New York's JFK International Airport en route to the tropical island of St. Maarten. The flight ended four hours and thirty-four minutes later in the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean. It was, and remains, the only open-water ditching of a commercial jet. The subsequent rescue of survivors took nearly three hours and involved the coast guard, navy, and marines. This gripping account of that fateful day recounts what was happening inside the cabin, the cockpit, and the helicopters as the crews struggled against the weather and dwindling daylight to rescue the survivors who have only their life vests and a lone escape chute to keep them afloat.
"Mr. Corsetti left no stone unturned in his detailed book of this accident and the rescue that followed. His description of the aftermath of the crash, the anguish of the survivors after the ditching, brought the reader right into the midst of the action." William Phenn Readersviews.com
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As the search for answers to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mystery continues, questions will arise as to the condition of the plane before it entered the water as well as the fate of the passengers. The story told in 35 Miles From Shore recounts what happened in the only open-water ditching of a commercial jet. If there were survivors on MH370, this true account will give readers some idea of what it may have been like for those who managed to get out of the plane before it sank.
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"Tells a compelling and interesting story that exemplifies some of the complex decision-making pilots are faced with regularly." Gregory Feith Former NTSB investigator and Host of the History Channel's Feature Show: Secrets of the Black Box
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- PublisherOdyssey Publishing, LLC
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0977897109
- ISBN 13 9780977897100
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages321
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. On May 2, 1970, a DC-9 jet with 57 passengers and a crew of six departed from New York's JFK International Airport en route to the tropical island of St. Maarten, but four hours and 34 minutes later the flight ended in the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean. It was, and remains, the only open-water ditching of a commercial jet. The subsequent rescue of survivors took nearly three hours and involved the coast guard, navy, and marines. This gripping account of that fateful day recounts what was happening inside the cabin, the cockpit, and the helicopters as the crews struggled against the weather and dwindling daylight to rescue the survivors, who had only their life vests and a lone escape chute to keep them afloat. On May 2, 1970, a DC-9 jet with 57 passengers and a crew of six departed from New York's JFK International Airport en route to the tropical island of St Maarten, but four hours and 34 minutes later the flight ended in the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean. It was, and remains, the only open-water ditching of a commercial jet. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780977897100
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