The Finest Hour

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Across
  1. 2. The doomed ship that split in two, the SS ________.
  2. 5. What the Coast Guard rescue personnel were officially called.
  3. 6. MERCY other massive oil tanker that broke in two on the same night as the Pendleton.
  4. 8. Coast Guard station located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Down
  1. 1. Surname of the heroic coxswain who commanded the rescue boat
  2. 3. Number of survivors Bernie Webber rescued from the sinking stern section.
  3. 4. The Dangerous, powerful ocean waves that curl over and break violently.
  4. 7. Dangerous underwater feature that almost capsized the lifeboat, known as a sand__.