Career
Name:	Andrea Gail (Final Name) Miss Penny (Original Name)
Port of Registry:	Gloucester, MA
Builder:	Eastern Marina Inc. , Panama City, Florida [1]
Completed:	1978
Out of service:	October 28,1991
Homeport:	Marblehead, MA
Fate:	Sank while sailing through the Perfect Storm of 1991.
Status:	Lost at sea
Notes:	The ship was lost during the Perfect Storm.
General characteristics
Type:	Fishing Vessel
Tonnage:	93 tons
Length:	72 foot(22 m)
Speed:	15 Knots
Notes:	Her sister ships are the Lady Grace and Hannah Boden.

The fishing vessel Andrea Gail was a 72 foot (22 m) commercial fishing vessel that was constructed in Panama City, Florida in 1978. She was originally named Miss Penny and was lost at sea during the Perfect Storm of 1991. Image File history File links No_Photo_Available. ... Gloucester is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Marblehead, founded in 1629, is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the 1991 storm. ... Panama City is a city located along U.S. Highway 98 in Bay County, Florida. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the 1991 storm. ...

Her home port was Marblehead, Massachusetts. She sailed also from Gloucester, Massachusetts where she would offload her catch and reload food, fuel and stores for her next run. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; there are other places called Gloucester Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Settled 1623 Incorporated 1642 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Carolyn Kirk Area  - Total 41. ...

Events

Andrea Gail began her final voyage departing from Gloucester on September 20, 1991 bound for the Grand Banks. After poor fishing in the Grand Banks, Captain Billy Tyne apparently decided to try fishing near the Flemish Cap. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Map showing the Grand Banks Historic map of the Grand Banks. ... Map showing the Flemish Cap at far right The Flemish Cap is an area of shallow waters in the north Atlantic Ocean centered roughly at 47° north, 45° west or about 350 miles (560 km) east of St. ...

The ship began her return voyage on October 26, 1991. The last reported transmission from Andrea Gail was at about 6:00 p.m. on the evening of October 28, 1991. Captain Tyne reported his coordinates as 44° north, 56.4° west, or about 180 miles (330 km) northeast of Sable Island. He also gave a weather report indicating 30 foot (9 m) seas and wind gusts up to 80 knots (150 km/h). His final recorded words were, "She's comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong!" The storm created waves reported to exceed 100 feet in height, and these waves doomed the Andrea Gail and her crew of six somewhere along the continental shelf near Sable Island Chaunceys. is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sable Island from space, April 1994. ... A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ...

No further messages were heard from the vessel and no other ships reported hearing a distress call. On October 30, 1991, the vessel was reported overdue. An extensive air and sea search was launched by the 106th Rescue Wing from the New York Air National Guard, United States Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard forces. The search would eventually cover over 116,000 square nautical miles (400,000 km²).^{[citation needed]} is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Air National Guard (ANG) is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk USCG HC-130H departs Mojave USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the U.S. military, a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... Flag of the Canadian Coast Guard. ... This article is about the unit of measure. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

On November 8, 1991, Andrea Gail's emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was discovered washed up on the shore of Sable Island. The EPIRB was designed to automatically send out a distress signal upon contact with sea water, but the Canadian Coast Guard personnel who found the beacon indicated that it had not been properly armed, rendering it useless. That same day, authorities called off the search for the missing vessel.^{[citation needed]} is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Emergency position-indicating rescue beacons (EPIRB) are small radio transmitters that some satellites and search and rescue aircraft can use locate people or boats needing rescue. ... Sable Island from space, April 1994. ... Flag of the Canadian Coast Guard. ...

Losses

All six crewmembers were missing at sea, presumed dead. They were: Captain Billy Tyne, Robert "Bobby" Shatford, Dale "Murph" Murphy, David "Sully" Sullivan, Michael "Bugsy" Moran, and Alfred Pierre. The ship and crew were never found. A few fuel drums, a fuel tank, the EPIRB, an empty life raft, and some other flotsam were the only wreckage ever found. Categories: Stub ...

Media

The story of the Andrea Gail and her crew inspired Sebastian Junger's 1997 book, The Perfect Storm, and the 2000 movie of the same name, distributed by Warner Brothers. The Andrea Gail's near sister ship, Lady Grace, was used during the filming of the movie. Sebastian Junger (born 17 January 1962 in Belmont, Massachusetts) is an American author and journalist. ... The Perfect Storm (ISBN 0-393-04016-X) is a non-fiction book written by Sebastian Junger and published by Little, Brown and Company in 1997. ... The Perfect Storm is a 2000 film adapted from the book of the same title by Sebastian Junger. ... Warner Bros. ...

References

• Junger, Sebastian. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea. HarperCollins, 1997.

Coordinates: 44°00′N 56°24′W / 44, -56.4 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...