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Northeastern University
Marine Science Center
Evening Lecture Series
Ten Hours From Dawn:
A True Story of Heroism and Tragedy
aboard the Can Do
Michael Tougias
Award Winning Author
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
7:00PM
During the height of the Blizzard of 1978 the pilot boat Can Do, with five men onboard, set out from Gloucester to assist a lost Coast Guard boat and an oil tanker that was in a Mayday situation. Ten Hours Until Dawn tells the story of what happened on that awful night when the seas were producing monstrous waves of 40 feet and the wind was screaming at 100 miles per hour.
Michael Tougias is the author of 15 books including his latest book, Tens Hours Until Dawn. Using slides of the boats, the men involved, and photos of the storm, Tougias will take the viewer through this incredible night where many lives hung in the balance. With the aid of maps Tougias lets the audience see the progression and location of these boats off the Massachusetts coast, and explains what happened and why.
Praise for Ten Hours Until Dawn includes a Booklist review which said; Arguably the best story of peril at sea since Sebastian Jungers Perfect Storm. Superb! Former Governor Michael Dukakis said: What a story! Tougias research and writing make the reader feel as if they are onboard the Can Do during the Blizzard of 78.
Next Lecture
"Ecology of New England Salt Marshes: Past, Present, Future"
Dr. Pat Ewanchuk, Providence College
April 25th, 2006
7:00pm
This lecture is free to the public.
Light refreshments served at 6:30PM.
The lecture begins at 7:00PM and is roughly an hour long.
The Marine Science Center is wheelchair accessible.
430 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA 01908
Call Tracy Hajduk for more information
or email t.hajduk@neu.edu
http://www.marinescience.neu.edu/outreach
Phone: 781-581-7370 ext 321
Marine Science Center
Evening Lecture Series
Ten Hours From Dawn:
A True Story of Heroism and Tragedy
aboard the Can Do
Michael Tougias
Award Winning Author
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
7:00PM
During the height of the Blizzard of 1978 the pilot boat Can Do, with five men onboard, set out from Gloucester to assist a lost Coast Guard boat and an oil tanker that was in a Mayday situation. Ten Hours Until Dawn tells the story of what happened on that awful night when the seas were producing monstrous waves of 40 feet and the wind was screaming at 100 miles per hour.
Michael Tougias is the author of 15 books including his latest book, Tens Hours Until Dawn. Using slides of the boats, the men involved, and photos of the storm, Tougias will take the viewer through this incredible night where many lives hung in the balance. With the aid of maps Tougias lets the audience see the progression and location of these boats off the Massachusetts coast, and explains what happened and why.
Praise for Ten Hours Until Dawn includes a Booklist review which said; Arguably the best story of peril at sea since Sebastian Jungers Perfect Storm. Superb! Former Governor Michael Dukakis said: What a story! Tougias research and writing make the reader feel as if they are onboard the Can Do during the Blizzard of 78.
Next Lecture
"Ecology of New England Salt Marshes: Past, Present, Future"
Dr. Pat Ewanchuk, Providence College
April 25th, 2006
7:00pm
This lecture is free to the public.
Light refreshments served at 6:30PM.
The lecture begins at 7:00PM and is roughly an hour long.
The Marine Science Center is wheelchair accessible.
430 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA 01908
Call Tracy Hajduk for more information
or email t.hajduk@neu.edu
http://www.marinescience.neu.edu/outreach
Phone: 781-581-7370 ext 321
