Mayday! Mayday!: A Coast Guard Rescue

Mayday! Mayday!: A Coast Guard Rescue

<B>A thirty-foot yacht,<BR> adrift well out to sea,<BR> sends, "MAYDAY! MAYDAY!<BR> Please respond to our plea!"</B> <BR> Hearing this call for help, the United States Coast Guard leaps into action. A team of four highly trained rescue specialists head out in an H-60 Jayhawk helicopter. Battling fierce conditions, the Coast Guard team finally locates the disabled boat, rescues the crew, treats injured passengers, and carries them back to safety. <BR> Complemented by dramatic, striking illustrations, Chris L. Demarest's text brings into vivid focus one of the many important jobs performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. A detailed author's note provides additional information about the search-and-rescue process, making this a terrific book for any school or home library.