LEADER 03231nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910451960603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-9778971-4-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000485654 035 $a(EBL)329268 035 $a(OCoLC)560601925 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000095677 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11111213 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000095677 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10075576 035 $a(PQKB)11788483 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC329268 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL329268 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10215695 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL823612 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000485654 100 $a20081024d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a35 miles from shore$b[electronic resource] $ethe ditching and rescue of ALM flight 980 /$fEmilio Corsetti III 210 $aLake St. Louis, Mo. $cOdyssey Pub.$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (350 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-03787-5 311 $a0-9778971-0-9 327 $aPassengers & Crew; Rescuers; Investigators, Airline Personnel, and Other Interested Parties; Abbreviations; Prologue; Part One: PREFLIGHT; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Part Two: LAST FLIGHT OF THE CARIB QUEEN; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Part Three: POSTFLIGHT; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Epilogue; Endnotes; Sources; Credits; Acknowledgments 327 $aAbout the Author 330 $aOn 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 t 606 $aAircraft accidents$xInvestigation$zVirgin Islands of the United States 606 $aSurvival 606 $aAircraft accidents$zCaribbean Sea 606 $aALM Flight 980 Crash, 1970 606 $aShipwreck survival 606 $aSurvival at sea 606 $aAirplane crash survival 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAircraft accidents$xInvestigation 615 0$aSurvival. 615 0$aAircraft accidents 615 0$aALM Flight 980 Crash, 1970. 615 0$aShipwreck survival. 615 0$aSurvival at sea. 615 0$aAirplane crash survival. 676 $a362.12/465 676 $a363.12409729 700 $aCorsetti$b Emilio$0952848 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451960603321 996 $a35 miles from shore$92154225 997 $aUNINA