Until the Sea Shall Free Them

<DIV> In 1983 the Marine Electric a reconditioned World War II vessel was on a routine voyage thirty miles off the East Coast of the United States when disaster struck: The old coal carrier sank in the frigid forty-foot waves and subzero winds of the Atlantic and of the thirty-four men aboard only three survived. <I>Until the Sea Shall Free Them</I> recounts in compelling detail the wreck of the Marine Electric and the legal drama that unfolded in its wake--a lawsuit that led to vital reforms in the laws regarding the safety of ships. </DIV>