The Coastal Picket Force, a hastily recruited group of citizen sailors, was tasked with patrolling American waters to report the locations of German U-boats.
In May alone, the Nazi submarine fleet sank 115 ships in the western Atlantic, heightening the urgency of the Coastal Picket Force's mission.
Equipped for fishing or leisure, many vessels in the Picket Force lacked the necessary capabilities to endure the treacherous winter conditions in the North Atlantic.
As a blizzard and hurricane combined, even a skilled crew aboard the Zaida struggled valiantly against the brutal forces of nature, evidencing the perilous stakes.
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