Directed by Craig Gillespie, the film features a stellar cast comprising Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz and Eric Bana. The movie is based on a remarkable true story of the greatest small boat rescue in the US Coast Guard history.
The incident occurred on February 18, 1952, when a massive nor’easter (a macro-scale storm) struck New England, pummelling towns along the eastern seaboard and wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path. The vessels included the SS Pendleton, a T-2 oil tanker bound for Boston, which was literally ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern. (IANS)