June 29, 1942. The British tanker Empire Mica was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Cape San Blas. Apalachicola fishing boats took to the water and rescued the survivors.
Grayson Shephard's Nov 10 talk will review the sinking, rescue and current efforts to memorialize the valiant efforts by the Apalachicola fleet.
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