Andrea Gail

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The Andrea Gail was a commercial fishing vessel that tragically sank during the 1991 "Perfect Storm" in the North Atlantic, inspiring the book and film of the same name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial fishing vessel
longliner
associatedWithPortCity Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts
authorOfDepictingBook Sebastian Junger
causeOfSinking rogue waves (presumed)
severe storm
countryOfRegistry United States of America
surface form: United States
crewCount 6
crewMember Alfred Pierre
Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr.
Dale Murphy
David "Sully" Sullivan
Michael "Bugsy" Moran
Robert "Bobby" Shatford
crewNationality American
dateOfSinking 1991-10-28
fate lost at sea with all hands
filmActorDepictingBobbyShatford Mark Wahlberg
filmDirector Wolfgang Petersen
filmLeadActorDepictingCaptain George Clooney
homePort Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts
inspiredWork The Perfect Storm
surface form: The Perfect Storm (book)

The Perfect Storm
surface form: The Perfect Storm (film)
lastCommunicationDate 1991-10-28
lastCommunicationWith sister ship Hannah Boden
locationOfLastContact Grand Banks of Newfoundland
surface form: Grand Banks of Newfoundland region
memorialLocation Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial
surface form: Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial

Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts waterfront
notableFor inspiration for The Perfect Storm
loss during the 1991 Perfect Storm
operatedBy Sea Gale Fishing Company
operatingArea Grand Banks of Newfoundland
surface form: Grand Banks

North Atlantic fishing grounds
propulsion diesel engine
sankDuring The Perfect Storm
surface form: 1991 Perfect Storm
sankIn Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
status wreck not definitively located
subjectOf The Perfect Storm
surface form: The Perfect Storm (2000 film)

The Perfect Storm
surface form: The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
usedFor commercial fishing
swordfish fishing
vesselType steel-hulled fishing boat
yearBookPublished 1997
yearFilmReleased 2000
yearOfLoss 1991

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The Perfect Storm depicts Andrea Gail