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A Strange Whim of the Sea: The Wreck of the USS Macaw (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BLTHDVZ8 | 2022 | 8 hours and 37 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 249 MB
Author: Tim Loughman
Narrator: Tom Perkins
On January 16, 1944, the submarine rescue vessel USS Macaw (ASR-11) ran aground at Midway Atoll while attempting to get a towing line to the stranded submarine USS Flier (SS-250). The Flier was pulled free six days later, but another three weeks of salvage efforts failed to dislodge the Macaw. Then on February 12, the sea accomplished that task, nudging the ship into deeper water. As night fell and the ship slowly sank, the twenty-two men on board sought refuge in the pilot house. By about 0230 Sunday, that compartment having flooded almost entirely, Burton gave the order to open the portside door and make for the foremast.