A multi-person account of a harrowing survival and a remarkable rescue, A Speck in the Sea details fisherman John Aldridge’s thirteen hours lost at sea, and the heroic efforts of the Montauk
fishing community and U.S. Coast Guard to find him.
John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski co-own and operate the Anna Mary, a lobster fishing boat, in the open ocean surrounding Montauk. Best friends for decades, Aldridge and Sosinski are
seasoned sailors and fishermen, well-trained when it comes to enduring harsh conditions. On July 24, 2013, the pair were forced to put their training to the test when Aldridge was thrown off
the boat in the dark while Sosinski slept below deck.
A Speck in the Sea will intertwine Aldridge’s experience of being lost at sea with Sosinski’s recounting of his rescue hour by hour, minute by tormenting minute. As Aldridge’s twelve
desperate hours tick by, the efforts of Sosinski, the Montauk community, and the U.S. Coast Guard are recounted first-hand. A story of survival, perseverance, and community, A Speck in the
Sea is told from the wrenching perspectives of friends, neighbors, and service men and women working together, and separately, to bring John home.
