The perfect storm

English language

Published Sept. 27, 2009

ISBN:
978-0-393-33701-3
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The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian Junger and published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1997. The paperback edition (ISBN 0-06-097747-7) followed in 1999 from HarperCollins' Perennial imprint. The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America between October 28 and November 4, 1991, and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, who were lost at sea during severe conditions while longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles (925 km) out. Also in the book is the story about the rescue of the three-person crew of the sailboat Satori in the Atlantic Ocean during the storm by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa (WMEC-166). The book was adapted for the film of the same title, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and released in 2000. Satori is renamed Mistral in the movie, and the since-retired USCGC Tamaroa is portrayed …

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A perfect book for anyone who would like to read about the high risk life of catching swordish (swordfishing?), a detailed explanation of how storms are formed, and the administration involved in managing ocean rescue operations.

Most dads, basically.

A brilliant example of a flaw turning out to be a strength, Sebastian Junger couldn't get first hand accounts of the last moments of the crewmen of the doomed ship (obviously) so he fills in the gaps with other people who went through a similar situation but survived. This elevates the story, capturing the human universality of the experiences he is documenting.

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