The collision of the Andrea Doria with another passenger liner on a foggy night in 1956 led to the most successful sea rescue in history. Within hours after the SOS was flashed, more than 1600 men, women and children were saved from the sinking vessel.

The rescue was made possible—as you will discover in this exciting book—both by expert seamanship and by the marvelous electronic devices aboard modern ships. Only because the rescue ships were able to "see" electronically through the fog could they give such quick aid to the sinking liner.

Ruth Brindze explains the instruments of modern seamanship. With such devices, navigators can pinpoint a ship's location, measure the depth of the seas around them, and even keep a ship on course without a human helmsman.

In this book you will learn about the operation of lighthouse, radar, and Loran stations. You will read how ships are maneuvered when entering or leaving port. You will learn about the training, the duties, and the life of today's seamen.

Illustrated throughout with photographs, All About Sailing the Seven Seas is a book for young people who, like the author, are fascinated by the beauty and mystery of the sea.

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