In the movie Captain Billy Tyne (George Clooney) realizing his fishermen were underpaid and overworked, decides to make the last fishing excursion of the season, and heads to distant waters where the fish are plentiful. Although leaving their homes and their loved ones required a lot of coercing and willpower from Tyne, the promise of a more successful catch convinces the crew of the Andrea Gail to depart. Soon, however, family members hear about the erratic nature of the trip combined with fading weat

Conflicts arise when Captain Tyne and his crew decide to ignore the advice of Linda Greenlaw, who captains another fishing boat, the Hannah Boden. Although Greenlaw warns Tyne over the radio about the storm brewing close ahead, her concerns go unheeded and the crew trudges onward.

Also in this movie, we find that others beside the fishermen also find love in their work and dangerous jobs. The hazardous work conditions endured by the rescue crews of the U.S. Coast Guard show why, statistically, the Coast Guard has more deaths per person than any of the four other branches of the U. S. military. The Coast Guard members seemed to dive right into the storm to rescue those that they didn’t even know. For instance, after an attempt to pick up a stubborn yachtsman trapped in the hurricane, the Coast Guard rescue crew must immediately take off and search for the Andrea Gail. After fa

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