Young Captain Of Anna Mae Recites Crew Death Brush
The 22 year old captain of the schooner Anna Mae details a 30 hour 16 minute battle to survive after the ship ran aground at Diamond Shoals during a gale. He and four crewmen faced breaking hulls high surf and darkness as they prayed and fought to endure until rescue.
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Cape Hatteras
N. C
Dee
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras Inlet
Portsmouth
Ute
Five Crew Recovered After Anna Mae Grounding at Diamond Shoals
The Anna Mae fishing crew of five from Portsmouth, Virginia, who were stranded when the trawler ran aground on Diamond Shoals, were recovering from exposure at coast guard stations after rescue by guardsmen. Captains L. W. Midgett, B. R. Ballance, and Monroe Gillikin aided the dramatic rescue as the ship disappeared with 150 barrels of fish. The crew includes Capt Ralph Carmine, his father John, and Elmer Carmine, M. S. Johnson, and Rideout Lewis, all from Portsmouth and Norfolk.
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Portsmouth
Diamond Shoals
Diamond, Shoals
Atlantic
L. W. Midgett
Hatteras Inlet Coast Guard
B. R. Ballance
Cape Hatteras Station
Monroe Gillikin
Creed Hill
Anna Mae
Ralph Carmine
John
Elmer
M. S. Johnson
Rideout Lewis
Norfolk
Rescue at sea on the Anna Mae after sinking by coast guard crews
A survivor recalls 30 hours adrift as waves and sand battered the Anna Mae. Coast guards rescued the group after the boat broke apart, with sailors clinging to masts and rigging. Captain Carmines earned praise for courage as he kept his aging father afloat.
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Coast
Elmer
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