11231. (photo) Crew from Coast Guard Cutter Casco rescues yachtsman from 40-foot ketch c.1955
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11231. (photo) Crew from Coast Guard Cutter Casco rescues yachtsman from 40-foot ketch c.1955
11231. (photo) Crew from Coast Guard Cutter Casco rescues yachtsman from 40-foot ketch c.1955. Original press photo from U.S. Coast Guard shows the scene as the “lifeboat from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Casco approaches the damaged 40-foot ketch which was lost with Edwin D. Brooks, Jr., 19-year-old yachtsman…. The ketch, its mainsail missing and jib torn, was sighted 20 miles off Gloucester, Mass., where it had wallowed helplessly, for two days in rough seas….” 7” x 9” includes description and credit line. Dated October 25, 1955. (VG+). $20.