{"product_id":"9781441599179","title":"CAPTAIN BLACK MARK","description":"A true story told through the eyes of an Officer who  \u003cbr\u003eserved 22 months aboard the LST. The ship was  \u003cbr\u003escheduled for a six months tour in the Mediterranean.  \u003cbr\u003eOn Jan. 7th 1952 the ship sailed into a devastating  \u003cbr\u003estorm, and six hours later they were losing cargo  \u003cbr\u003eoverboard.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIn addition to the loss of cargo the ship is plagued  \u003cbr\u003ewith a navigator threatened with failure to carry out a  \u003cbr\u003edirect order; in Malta the LST hits two water barges  \u003cbr\u003eand one British LCM; two crewmen were fighting in  \u003cbr\u003eNaples return to the ship where one stabs the other;  \u003cbr\u003ethe LST collides with the refueling tanker; two  \u003cbr\u003ecrewmen fighting aboard ship and one threatens the  \u003cbr\u003eExec; 40 crewmen end up fighting on the main deck  \u003cbr\u003eand a duty officers nearly falls overboard; finally the  \u003cbr\u003eship is beached in Terceria with a large hole in  \u003cbr\u003ebottom of the hull. As it that's not enough, the  \u003cbr\u003eCaptain \u0026amp; Exec bring lady friends aboard the ship;  \u003cbr\u003ethe crew attempts to sail without the Captain and  \u003cbr\u003eExec and end up sailing into a force 3 hurricane.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eCaptain Black Mark is the story of all these things.  \u003cbr\u003eAs incredible as it sounds, is it any wonder that the  \u003cbr\u003ecaptain develops irrational fixations that his superiors  \u003cbr\u003ewere aware of everything that was happening and  \u003cbr\u003ethat it was these things preventing him from being  \u003cbr\u003epromoted.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174122897648,"sku":"9781441599179","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441599179_p0.jpg?v=1763798295","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441599179","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}