It was a ‘perfect’ storm- perfect, meteorologically, in that it could not be worse. It found its terrible heart 500 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, coming to fruition in 120 mile-an-hour winds and ten-storey waves. And into its path wandered the fishing boat Andrea Gail and her six-man crew.
The gripping true story of swordfishing boat the Andrea Gail, caught at sea amidst the once-in-a-lifetime meteorological conditions which created "the perfect storm" on Nova Scotia's Grand Banks in 1991.
The gripping true story of swordfishing boat the Andrea Gail, caught at sea amidst the once-in-a-lifetime meteorological conditions which created "the perfect storm" on Nova Scotia's Grand Banks in 1991.
‘Terrifying, sad, exhilarating, humbling and unforgettable.’ Daily Mail
‘A magnificent sea-yarn…it deserves to storm these shores.’ Observer
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About Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of A Death in Belmont and Fire. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. He lives in New York City.
The gripping true story of swordfishing boat the Andrea Gail, caught at sea amidst the once-in-a-lifetime meteorological conditions which created "the perfect storm" on Nova Scotia's Grand Banks in 1991.
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The Perfect Storm was written by Sebastian Junger and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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