Sea Disasters

In the tradition of The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea hearkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, listeners experience the Great Hurricane of 1938, the most financially destructive storm on record.

Man’s struggle against the sea is a theme that has created some of the world’s most exciting stories. Now, in the tradition of Moby Dick comes a New York Times best seller destined to become a modern classic. Written by journalist Sebastian Junger, The Perfect Storm combines an intimate portrait of a small fishing crew with fascinating scientific data about boats and weather systems.

A comprehensive catalog of the most devastating and deadly events-natural or man-made-in human history. If you follow the news it can seem like injury, sickness, and death are now constant, inescapable occurrences that threaten us every second of every day. But such catastrophic events - as terrible and frightening as they are - have been happening for as long as mankind has walked the Earth.... and even before. From ancient volcanoes and floods to epidemics of cholera and smallpox to Hitler's mass killings in the 20th century, humanity's continued existence has always seemed perilous.

When the fishing vessel La Conte sinks suddenly at night in 100-mile-per-hour winds and record 90-foot seas during a savage storm in January 1998, her five crewmen are left to drift without a life raft in the freezing Alaskan waters and survive as best they can. One hundred fifty miles away, in Sitka, Alaska, an H-60 Jayhawk helicopter lifts off from America's most remote Coast Guard base in the hopes of tracking down an anonymous Mayday signal. A fisherman's worst nightmare has become a Coast Guard crew's desperate mission.

Mystery in The Deep Sea Not long after a young couple is attacked and killed by a mysterious predator in the ocean, an exploration crew goes to investigate some strange findings in the deep sea. What they discover is shocking, and the mission soon turns into a fight for survival. Fatal Submergence Cole, Ryan, and Troy go cruising on a boat, only to find themselves abducted and held hostage by a group of armed criminals on a ship. After they head further out into the ocean, they begin to realize that the abduction is actually the least of their problems.

On the south coast of Japan, everything is in a state of chaos. First, the earthquake hit. Then, the ensuing tsunami—a tragedy that took countless innocent lives. Now, to make matters worse, the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant is spilling radioactive water out to sea. Desperate to stop this ecological disaster in the making, Japan’s top scientists have called upon Dr. Tim Collins and Professor James Donaghey for help. But poisonous water isn’t the only threat facing this battered region. Priceless antiquities, irreplaceable pieces of Japan’s history, have been stolen from area...

Take one massive, futuristic oil rig off the coast of San Clemente, California. Mix in eco-terrorists who see it as an abomination against nature. Add enough C-4 to blow up a small city. Throw in some heroic scientists, nefarious politicians, and a ticking time bomb. And what do you get? The year’s most explosive thriller. Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE!

In December 1944, while supporting General MacArthur's invasion of the Philippines, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey neglected the Law of Storms, placing the mighty US Third Fleet in harm's way. Drawing on extensive interviews with nearly every living survivor and rescuer, as well as many families of lost sailors, transcripts and other records from naval courts of inquiry, ships' logs, personal letters, and diaries, Bruce Henderson finds some of the story's truest heroes exhibiting selflessness, courage, and even defiance.

A cruise ship attack turns six survivors into overnight celebrities after they take credit for the heroic act of a stowaway who died saving them. The cruise is just what Jess needed--a bit of harmless fun far from her daily grind. But what begins as a relaxing vacation turns into a desperate fight for her life when terrorists take over the ship and start piling up bodies. Teaming up with a mysterious stowaway, Jess attempts to send out a distress call but knows they cannot wait for help to come. If she or the few remaining passengers have any hope for survival, Jess must act now. The papers...