The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Tamaroa rescued seven people from a nor'easter that became known as "The Perfect Storm".

In October 1991, three weather systems slammed into each other creating one of the worst maritime storms in New England history. The crew of the Tamaroa helped save three people on a sailboat before rescuing four of five crewmen of an Air National Guard helicopter that had to be ditched in the ocean when it ran out of fuel during a rescue mission. The crew conducted these two rescue missions during the storm that produced 40-foot waves and 70 mph wind gusts off the New England coast. Their heroics were documented years later in the 1997 book by Sebastian Junger and the 2000 movie by Warner Bros. both titled "The Perfect Storm". The movie starred George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg and was a box office success.

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