Engineering & Transportation | Transportation

35 Miles from Shore : The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980

by Emilio Corsetti III

2020-05-04 13:54:33

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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... Read more

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.

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File size8.87x5.96x0.73inches
Print pages321
PublisherOdyssey Publishing, LLC
Publication date April 1, 2008
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780977897100
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