Payton Usher
Environmental Science
Dr. Rood
The Perfect Storm
The large storm system, labeled "perfect storm" by the National Weather Service, occurred on october 30, 1991 off the northeast coast of the US. The storm sank sword fishing boat Andrea Gail. The Andrea Gail decided to go back out on another fishing trip, because they had fallen short of their limit with their first catch. Instead of fishing their normal region, the Captain made the decision to head farther east to the Flemish Cap. The decision turned out to be genius. The Andrea Gail had caught a record breaking amount of fish. Though they had success, their trip was cut shot due to the ice machine failing on them. Their only two options were either to drive back strait through the storm, or to wait it out and loose all their fish. The crew decided to drive back through the "perfect storm." The Andrea Gail could not handle the large waves and winds that the storm produced. The boat was never found, nor was anyone from the crew.
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