Corsetti has written a wonderful book. It’s like reading a fine novel except it’s all true. For aviation people it is also a valuable safety lesson. The author deserves praise and thanks. - Bob Buck author of North Star Over My Shoulder - Back cover endorsement
Tells a compelling and interesting story that exemplifies some of the complex decision-making pilots are faced with regularly. Gregory Feith - Former NTSB investigator and Host of the History Channel’s Feature Show: Secrets of the Black Box - Back cover endorsement
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The book “35 Miles from Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980” is a very interesting and well-researched volume of fact. Mr. Corsetti left no stone unturned in his detailed book of this accident and the rescue that followed. His description of the aftermath of the crash, the anguish of the survivors after the ditching, brought the reader right into the midst of the action. - William Phenn
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This well-researched, fast-paced study vividly re-creates the chain of errors that resulted in the catastrophe, the harrowing rescue missions, and the mixed effects of the tragedy on the subsequent lives of the crew, survivors, and rescuers. — John Carver Edwards, Univ. of Georgia Libs., Cleveland
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35 Miles From Shore by Emilo Corsetti III is the most astounding non fiction book I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Extremely detailed, well researched and action packed, this book is a don’t put down book until it’s finished, Wow!! - Terry Studer.
Frightening Flight. On May 2, 1970, ALM Flight 980 from New York to St. Maarten was forced to land in the rain-swollen Caribbean, where it floated for ten minutes before sinking in deep waters. How the fifty-seven passengers survived for an hour and a half in the shark-infested waters until the Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy arrived to the rescue, is harrowingly told here. — Karl Helicher. Foreward magazine
This gripping account of a tragedy, with heroes galore, is mesmerizing reading. Corsetti’s minute by minute style doesn’t miss a thing. A 4 star Rating! — Ron Watson. New Book Reviews
I truly enjoyed the book. It was a fast read, unbelievably well-researched, and extremely interesting. Even if you’re not much of a non-fiction reader, this is an entertaining book that can capture your attention just as easily as a novel. — CJ. Light My Kindle
Medina Gazette - Click here for the full review
Corsetti writes with startling clarity of the events leading up to the ditching of the DC-9 airplane, the actual ditching, the rescue efforts and then the post-flight investigation. Because the author interviewed individuals who survived the crash, when the airplane goes down, readers are seeing and hearing everything that’s happening. - Sandra Fahning