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In this gripping third installment, host Richard Acritelli and journalist Bob Chartuk revisit some of the most haunting disasters tied to Long Island’s coast and beyond. Chartuk recounts his years as a public information officer with NOAA, where he became the spokesman during some of the nation’s darkest moments—the crash of TWA Flight 800, the tragic loss of John F. Kennedy Jr., and EgyptAir Flight 990.
With rare behind-the-scenes insight, Chartuk reveals how crisis response unfolded, from sonar ships locating wreckage to government briefings under crushing media scrutiny. Along the way, he reflects on the balance between fact, sensitivity, and public truth when lives, families, and even nations are shaken.
A sobering yet powerful conversation that connects local shores to global history.
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