▁G ail ▁were ▁Billy ▁Ty ne , ▁Alfred ▁Pierre , ▁David ▁" S ul ly " ▁S ull ivan , ▁Michael ▁" B ugs y " ▁Mor an , ▁D ale ▁" M ur ph " ▁Mur phy , ▁and ▁Bobby ▁Sh at ford , ▁each ▁bringing ▁his ▁own ▁intelligence , ▁physical ▁strength , ▁and ▁hope ▁ab o ard ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁men ▁were ▁raised ▁with ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁become ▁fish erm en . ▁ ▁As ▁" S ul ly " ▁said , ▁even ▁before ▁they ▁had ▁left ▁for ▁their ▁long ▁journey , ▁" It ' s ▁the ▁money   ... ▁If ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁need ▁the ▁money ▁I ▁wouldn ' t ▁go ▁near ▁this ▁thing ." ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁gives ▁detailed ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁daily ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁fish erm en ▁and ▁their ▁jobs , ▁and ▁is ▁centered ▁around ▁activities ▁at ▁the ▁Crow ' s ▁N est , ▁a ▁ta vern ▁in ▁Gl ouc ester ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁fish erm en . ▁ ▁The ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁attempts ▁to ▁re construct ▁events ▁at ▁sea ▁during ▁the ▁storm , ▁ab o ard ▁Andrea ▁G ail ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁rescue ▁efforts ▁directed ▁at ▁several ▁other ▁ships ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁storm , ▁including ▁the ▁attempted ▁rescue ▁of ▁par ares cu emen ▁who ▁were ▁themselves ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁storm . ▁Lost ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁H H - 6 0 ▁hel ic opter ▁was ▁T S gt . ▁Ar den