Andrea gail crew bodies found
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Grew Up… in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Billy grew up among the docks and wharfs of northeastern Massachusetts. He is a part of the landscape. One can tell by the reverential tone in which he speaks of his hometown: “You head out to South channel, past Rocky Neck, Ten pound island. Past Niles Pond, where I skated as a kid…”
Living… day to day. Times are tough for Billy, who is divorced with two daughters to care for. After a dry spell on his fishing boat, he’s desperate for a bit more cash.
Visiting… the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap, just off the coast of Newfoundland. Billy has taken his fishing boat, the Andrea Gale, back out to sea for one more expedition in search of lucrative swordfish.
Profession… captain of the Andrea Gale. Billy was born to be a swordfish boat captain. In his words, “I’m doing what I was made to do – and I’ve got a feeling I’m going to do it even better this time.”
Interests… although he spends much of his on-land time at the fisherman’s bar, The Crow’s Nest, Billy is only truly himself when out at sea.
Challenge… making it back to s
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Billy Tyne is the captain of the Andrea Gail, a role he took over from Charlie Reed. Billy is a Gloucester native. A divorced father of two, Billy is the rare fisherman who truly loves his work. His wife, Jodi, ultimately divorces him over this, sensing that the pattern of their life will always be determined by Billy’s fishing. Billy has a tendency to push his limits while at sea, sometimes needing help or supplies from other boats. His final actions on the Andrea Gail are a mystery; though his radio transmissions suggest that he was aware of the storm, he took an unusual northwesterly route back home after doing some extra fishing on the Flemish Cap, and he didn’t arm the ship’s distress beacon. Linda Greenlaw recalls his last radio transmission as “She’s comin’ on boys, and she’s comin’ on strong.”
Billy Tyne Quotes in The Perfect Storm
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The Perfect Storm (film)
2000 dramatic disaster film by Wolfgang Petersen
The Perfect Storm is a 2000 American biographicaldisasterdrama film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on the 1997 creative non-fiction book of the same name by Sebastian Junger. The film was adapted by William D. Wittliff, with an uncredited rewrite by Bo Goldman, and tells the story of Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands after being caught in the Perfect Storm of 1991.[4] The film stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and John C. Reilly.
The Perfect Storm was released on June 30, 2000, by Warner Bros. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed $328 million worldwide, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 2000.
Plot
In October 1991, the commercialswordfishing boat Andrea Gail returns to port in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a poor catch. Boat owner Bob Brown ridicules and taunts Captain Billy Tyne over his recent "cold streak". Desperate
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