35 Miles from Shore

Winner of the 2018 Audiobook Listeners Award for Nonfiction, this gripping account details the harrowing events of May 2, 1970, when a DC-9 jet carrying 57 passengers and six crew members ditched into the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean. As the only open-water ditching of a commercial jet, the story unfolds from inside the cabin and cockpit, highlighting the struggles of rescue crews from the coast guard, navy, and marines as they battled challenging weather and fading light to save the survivors, who had only their life vests and an escape chute for support.