# Rescue at Sea

On January 23, 1909, a dramatic story unfolds as two ships-- the "Florida" carrying Italian immigrants to New York and the other, the "SS Republic" carrying American tourists to Europe-- collided in the dense fog off Nantucket Island. In a moment, more than 1500 lives became dependent on a new technology, wireless telegraphy, and its 26-year old wireless operator, Jack Binns. Includes archival footage as well as interviews with descendants of passengers and crew. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : 1/2 in VHS, stereo Host: David McCullough Cinematographers, James Callanan \[and others\] ; editor, James Rutenbeck ; narrator, David McCullough ; voices, Matthew Broderick, Stephanie Castellarin, Paul Guilfoyle ; music, Brian Keane Originally broadcast on the television program: The American experience

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1999
- By: Ben Loeterman, David G McCullough, WGBH Educational Foundation., Ben Loeterman Productions., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), PBS Home Video.
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/AERescueatSea)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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