What's the Difference between The Finest Hours the Book and The Finest Hours the Movie?

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The Finest Hours

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Released: 2009
Author: Michael J. Tougias

The Finest Hours

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Released: 2016
Director: Craig Gillespie
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Bernie Webber
Bernie Webber
Portrayed by: Chris Pine
Richard Livesey
Richard Livesey
Portrayed by: Ben Foster
Andy Fitzgerald
Andy Fitzgerald
Portrayed by: Kyle Gallner
Ervin Maske
Ervin Maske
Portrayed by: John Magaro
Ray Sybert
Ray Sybert
Portrayed by: Casey Affleck
Daniel Cluff
Daniel Cluff
Portrayed by: Eric Bana
Miriam Webber
Miriam Webber
Portrayed by: Holliday Grainger
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   Chief Bangs and his lifeboat crew arrive at the bow section of the SS Pendleton and find one survivor who is lost after he tries to jump to their lifeboat. Chief Bangs stays out near the bow section for hours looking for more survivors, none are ever found from the bow section. The crew does not try to make Bernie return to shore. Bernie hears Chief Bangs on the radio saying his boat will return due to the weather. Bernie's crew tries to convince him to return.
   This does not happen. Miriam gets a ride after a car accident to a woman's home (wife of a dead fisherman Bernie failed to save) where she turns on a radio to hear reports on the SS Fort Mercer rescue. She is told it is better to live not knowing.
   The lights remain on during the rescue. Water continues to rise on the SS Pendleton and shorts out the generators; the lights go out.
   It stays aground for years. The SS Pendleton sinks right after the crew is transferred to the CG36500 lifeboat.
   Bernie also reported on the possible six men left on the bow section. Bernie contacts Chatham station and says they have 32 survivors on board. The Pollack lightship orders Bernie to rendezvous with them. Bernie turns off the radio and decides to go to shore instead of to the lightship.
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