Hours | The Finest

Coast Guard Coxswain Bernie Webber led a four-man crew on the 36-foot motorized lifeboat CG-36500 .

Against all odds, they located the stern of the Pendleton and successfully rescued 32 survivors . The Finest Hours

The 1952 rescue of the SS Pendleton is widely considered the in U.S. Coast Guard history. The event has been immortalized in the non-fiction book The Finest Hours by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman, as well as a 2016 Disney film starring Chris Pine. ⚓ The Historical Event: February 18, 1952 Coast Guard Coxswain Bernie Webber led a four-man