Canadian Author Farley Mowat wrote 2 books of interest to people interested in the Halifax Marine Scene.
In Grey Seas Under, Farley Mowat writes passionately of the courage
of men and of a small, ocean-going salvage tug, Foundation Franklin.
From 1930 until her final voyage in 1948, the stalwart tug’s dangerous
mission was to rescue sinking ships, first searching for them in
perilous waters and then bringing them back to shore. Battered by
towering waves, dwarfed by the great ships she towed, blasted by
gale-force winds and frozen by squalls of snow and rain, Foundation
Franklin and her brave crew saved hundreds of vessels and thousands of
lives as they patrolled the North Atlantic, including waters patrolled
by U-boats in wartime.
Mowat spent two years gathering this
material and sailed on some of the missions he describes. The result is a
modern epic-a vigorous, dramatic picture of the eternal battle between
men and the cruel sea.
Available from Amazon:
The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug
continues the story of ocean-going salvage tug operations in the
Atlantic. “Grey Seas Under” chronicled the adventures of the tugboat
`Foundation Franklin’ before and during World War II. “The Serpent’s
Coil” takes place after the war and tells the tale of ships battered by
the consuming fury of not one but three hurricanes in the autumn of 1948.
Also Available from Amazon.
The Serpent’s Coil
