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  • 35 Miles from Shore

  • The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980
  • By: Emilio Corsetti III
  • Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
  • Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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35 Miles from Shore

By: Emilio Corsetti III
Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
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Winner of the 2018 Audiobook Listeners Award for Nonfiction

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
©2008 Emilio Corsetti III (P)2016 Emilio Corsetti III
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  • Categories: History
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'Especially for pilots- or seekers after the truth

Would you listen to 35 Miles from Shore again? Why?

I will, because as a pilot, there is a lot to learn from the event - and as human being, it is a really interesting account of an incredible drama unfolding.

What other book might you compare 35 Miles from Shore to, and why?

I was moved to buy Emilio's other audiobook, Scapegoat. Also excellent.

Which character – as performed by Fred Filbrich – was your favourite?

Fred narrates brilliantly - all of them.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The honesty in the writing.

Any additional comments?

Compelling read - or listen.

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