Hair-Raising Stories Of Rescues At Sea

Hair-raising Rescues at Sea Told by US Naval War College Professor Tim Garrold    Thursday, August 15, 7:00 pm Tim Garrold, a Searsport native and US Naval War College professor, will recount hair-raising stories of rescues at sea, including the rescue of the crew from the burning SS KRISTA MARINOVIK in the Mediterranean Sea in 1982, the rescue of a private sailing vessel that had pitch-poled and demasted in a storm off Cape Hatteras in 1985, the search for a fighter jet lost at sea from USS AMERICA during Carrier Battle Group work-ups for Operation DESERT STORM in 1990, and the rescue of the crew of an SH-60B helicopter that crashed in the Persian Gulf during Operation DESERT STORM in 1991. This talk is at Penobscot Marine Museum's Stephen Phillips Memorial Library, 11 Church Street, Searsport. Tickets in advance $8 members, $10 non-members, or at the door $12 members, $15 non-members.   Buy tickets online athttp://garrold.eventbrite.com or call 207-548-2529.       www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org