The Perfect Strom #2
The Perfect Storm #2 "The Perfect Storm" is the title of a fishing movie based on a true story. What is the true story behind The Perfect Storm? F/V Andrea Gail was a commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands during the Perfect Storm of 1991. The vessel and her six-man crew had been fishing the North Atlantic Ocean out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her last reported position was 180 mi (290 km) northeast of Sable Island on October 28, 1991. While the phrase "perfect storm" might suggest an event in which everything goes smoothly and no one gets hurt, the reality is unfortunately far less pleasant. The 1991 Perfect Storm was named by a meteorologist who saw three separate storms on track to converge off the coast of Nova Scotia. The weather systems combined to create a single massive nor'easter that inspired the 2000 film The Perfect Storm starring George Clooney. The storm claimed 13 lives in the process, including those of the six