Dead Men Tapping: The End of the Heather Lynne II

On September 5, 1996, the fishing boat Heather Lynne II was run down by a tugboat and barge and overturned Three fishermen were trapped inside with their air supply diminishing. The Coast Guard was called. "Dead Men Tapping" opens four years later in a federal courtroom, where the victims' families are suing the U.S. Coast Guard for a rescue gone wrong. As the story unfolds, you come to know the trapped fishermen, their community, their would-be rescuers, and the crew of the tug and bargeand their stories propel "Dead Men Tapping" to its heartbreaking conclusion.