History of the Sea

“The Perfect Storm”

In the movie The Perfect Storm, based on a true story, the six-man crew of the boat Andrea Gail departed from Glocester, Massachusettes in the Fall of 1991 and headed for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks after their departure, an event took place which had never occurred in recorded history – a convergence of a thunderstorm and a hurricane. The clash of these two mighty forces created the most powerful storm in modern history.

With extreme high winds and waves the height of skyscrapers, the Andrea Gail was pushed about like a toy in a bathtub. The picture you have in your bulletin is from the movie The Perfect Storm and depicts the captain of the Andrea Gail hang...