I flew to St. Maarten in 2001 to interview three passengers who survived ALM Flight 980. All three had agreed to be interviewed before I made the trip. When I got there, however, things had changed. One passenger would only agree to an interview if I paid him. I guess he thought I was some famous …
Harold and Mildred
This Saturday marks the fiftieth anniversary of the ALM 980 ditching. Each day leading up to the anniversary I intend to write a post related to this remarkable story. Today's post concerns a couple who were passengers aboard ALM 980. I spent five years working on the book 35 Miles From Shore. I …
What a real hero looks like
Yesterday was the forty-ninth anniversary of the ditching of ALM Flight 980. I was flying and unable to post anything, but I did come across a Facebook post by a gentleman who happened to be a flight attendant at ALM years after the accident. His name is Angelo Davelaar. Angelo posted several …
Miracle on the Hudson, ALM 980, and lessons learned
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the ditching of USAir Flight 1549. As we look back on that event, it may also be a good time to remember another important ditching – the ditching of ALM Flight 980. While the Flight 1549 ditching is universally well known, the ALM Flight 980 ditching in …
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Long Tail Marketing
Last month was a big month for my book 35 Miles From Shore. The book was featured in a Bookbub promotion. Bookbub is a discounted eBook site that has hundreds of thousands of users. I am a Bookbub subscriber. Each day I receive an email from Bookbub with a list of between five to eight titles. All …
35 Miles From Shore on sale now
Get the 35 Miles From Shore eBook for just $.99 through October 2. Add the award winning audiobook for just $7.49 (when purchasing the Kindle version). This well-researched, fast-paced study vividly re-creates the chain of errors that resulted in the catastrophe, the harrowing rescue missions, and …