A new book by maritime writer Robert R. Frump tells for the first time the complete story of the rescue effort to save crew members of the SS Pendleton and the SS Fort Mercer. The rescues, which occurred in February 1952, widely are regarded as the Coast Guard's "Finest Hours," as a Collier's Magazine article described them. The book, Two Tankers Down, tells the story of some of the Coast Guard greatest rescue heroes. It is subtitled, "The U.S. Coast Guards Most Incredible Rescue." Read »
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Intromark Incorporated, a new-product licensing and marketing firm, is seeking marketers and distributors in the automotive aftermarket and household industries for this product. Read »
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Storm Exchange, Inc., a company that helps businesses improve their performance in the face of increasingly volatile weather, announced that it will acquire Weather Ventures, Ltd., a firm providing information, strategies and decision system designs for managing weather and climate risk in the public and private sectors. The acquisition will expand Storm Exchange's weather and climate research capabilities and add a highly-regarded group of atmospheric scientists to the firm's management team. Simultaneously, Storm Exchange will open a weather research center at The Pennsylvania State University, home of the nation's leading meteorology department. Read »
Storm Exchange, Inc., a company that helps businesses improve their performance in the face of increasingly volatile weather, announced that it will acquire Weather Ventures, Ltd., a firm providing information, strategies and decision system designs for managing weather and climate risk in the public and private sectors. The acquisition will expand Storm Exchange's weather and climate research capabilities and add a highly-regarded group of atmospheric scientists to the firm's management team. Simultaneously, Storm Exchange will open a weather research center at The Pennsylvania State University, home of the nation's leading meteorology department. Read »
Author Robert R. Frump has written a story of one of the most famous rescues in U.S. Coast Guard history. Two oil tankers, the SS Pendleton and the SS Fort Mercer, split in half off Chatham, MA., on February 18, 1952. More than 1,000 Coast Guard rescuers in planes and cutters rushed to the scene. In the end, though the lifeboatmen, rescuers in small boats challenging huge seas, were key to some of the most dramatic rescues ever performed. Bernard Webber and the CG 36500 rescue boat played a central role in the Cape Cod rescue, but Frump's book breaks new ground in detailing the Fort Mercer rescue. Read »
Lighting has become many things important to us, an art form for expression as well. Most importantly, is the superior awareness that a well-lit area provides, verses a poorly lit one. Dangers lurk around every corner and below every surface and the more one can visually confirm, the better. Magnalights provide superior lighting for all situations but are proven most important in marine environments. Read »
An InventHelp client has developed an accessory for use with important outgoing letters or parcels. Read »
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