A routine tow of a WWII Liberty ship off the Jersey coast results in the sinking of the ocean-going tugboat Great Isaac. Not much of a story you say.
The significance of the Great Isaac’s demise lies not in the calamity that delivered her to the bottom of the sea, but rather in what she shared, both in time and place with destiny.
The Great Isaac represents the unlikely bridge between two of the most important dates in history: D-Day and the world’s largest non-nuclear explosion.
Her story was uncovered in the midst of overlooked facts and connections. Her intersection with history is what follows in The Fog Shrouded Sea.
