In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel. [2]  1952年二月，一个曾经袭击美国东海岸最严重的风暴袭击了新英格兰，破坏一艘油轮从科德角的海岸，将它撕裂成两半。