Book Report on The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger The fishing port of Gloucester Massachusetts just north of Boston is one of the oldest fishing ports in the United States and can trace its history to around 1623 Since that time around ten thousand men have lost their lives fishing the Atlantic Ocean Not only did the fishing port feel the full brunt of the storm but that fateful day in October 1991 was to add another six men to that tally when the fishing boat Andrea Gail was caught in the f
The Perfect Storm directed by Wolfgang Petersen Das Boot Air Force One tells the dramatic events that resulted from a phenomenal storm formation in the North Atlantic region in 1991 Based on a true story The Perfect Storm follows the Andrea Gail a fishing boat that left Gloucester Massachusetts and headed directly into the eye of a hurricane of unexampled proportions Realizing his fishermen were underpaid and overworked Captain Billy Tyne decides to make the last fishing expedition of the seaso