The fishing vessel Andrea Gail was a 72 foot (22 m) commercial fishing vessel that was constructed in Panama City, Florida in 1978. The City of Panama City is a city located along US Highway 98 in Bay County Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) She was originally named Miss Penny and was lost at sea during the Perfect Storm of 1991. The 1991 Halloween Nor'easter, also known as the Perfect Storm, was an unusual nor’easter which was Extratropical, absorbed one Hurricane
Her home port was Marblehead, Massachusetts. Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. She sailed also from Gloucester, Massachusetts where she would offload her catch and reload food, fuel and stores for her next run. This article is about Gloucester Massachusetts USA there are other places called Gloucester Gloucester (ˈglɒstɚ) is a city on
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Andrea Gail began her final voyage departing from Gloucester on September 20, 1991 bound for the Grand Banks. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. After poor fishing in the Grand Banks, Captain Billy Tyne apparently decided to try fishing near the Flemish Cap. The Flemish Cap is an area of shallow waters in the north Atlantic Ocean centered roughly at 47° north 45° west or about
The ship began her return voyage on October 26, 1991. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The last reported transmission from Andrea Gail was at about 6:00 p. m. on the evening of October 28, 1991. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Captain Tyne reported his coordinates as 44° north, 56. 4° west, or about 180 miles (330 km) northeast of Sable Island. Sable Island (French île de Sable) is a small Canadian island situated 180 km southeast of mainland Nova Scotia He also gave a weather report indicating 30 foot (9 m) seas and wind gusts up to 80 knots (150 km/h). His final recorded words were, "She's comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong!" The storm created waves reported to exceed 100 feet in height, and these waves doomed the Andrea Gail and her crew of six somewhere along the continental shelf near Sable Island Chaunceys.
No further messages were heard from the vessel and no other ships reported hearing a distress call. On October 30, 1991, the vessel was reported overdue. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. An extensive air and sea search was launched by the 106th Rescue Wing from the New York Air National Guard, United States Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard forces. The New York Air National Guard is the component of the United States Air National Guard operating within the state of New York. The Canadian Coast Guard ( CCG) ( Garde côtière canadienne ( GCC) is the Coast guard of Canada. The search would eventually cover over 116,000 square nautical miles (400,000 km²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
On November 8, 1991, Andrea Gail's emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was discovered washed up on the shore of Sable Island. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In the field of Search and Rescue (SAR distress radio beacons, also collectively known as distress beacons, emergency beacons, or simply beacons Sable Island (French île de Sable) is a small Canadian island situated 180 km southeast of mainland Nova Scotia The EPIRB was designed to automatically send out a distress signal upon contact with sea water, but the Canadian Coast Guard personnel who found the beacon indicated that it had not been properly armed, rendering it useless. The Canadian Coast Guard ( CCG) ( Garde côtière canadienne ( GCC) is the Coast guard of Canada. That same day, authorities called off the search for the missing vessel.
Losses
All six crewmembers were missing at sea, presumed dead. They were: Captain Billy Tyne, Robert "Bobby" Shatford, Dale "Murph" Murphy, David "Sully" Sullivan, Michael "Bugsy" Moran, and Alfred Pierre. The ship and crew were never found. A few fuel drums, a fuel tank, the EPIRB, an empty life raft, and some other flotsam were the only wreckage ever found.
Media
The story of the Andrea Gail and her crew inspired Sebastian Junger's 1997 book, The Perfect Storm, and the 2000 movie of the same name, distributed by Warner Brothers. Sebastian Junger (born January 17 1962 in Belmont Massachusetts) is an American Author and Journalist, most famous for The Perfect Storm (ISBN 0-393-04016-X is a non-fiction Book written by Sebastian Junger and published by Little Brown and Company in 1997 The Perfect Storm is a 2000 Film adapted from the book of the same title by Sebastian Junger. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The Andrea Gail's near sister ship, Lady Grace, was used during the filming of the movie.
References
- Junger, Sebastian. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea. HarperCollins, 1997.
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