▁" R ick " ▁Smith . ▁A ▁week - long ▁search ▁off ▁the ▁South ▁Sh ore ▁of ▁Long ▁Island ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁remains . ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁crash ▁were ▁Maj . ▁David ▁Ru vol a , ▁Capt . ▁Graham ▁Bus chor , ▁SS gt . ▁Jimmy ▁Mi oli ▁and ▁T S gt . ▁John ▁Sp ill ane , ▁the ▁second ▁par ares cu eman ▁ab o ard . ▁ ▁All ▁six ▁crew ▁members ▁of ▁Andrea ▁G ail ▁were ▁missing , ▁pres umed ▁dead . ▁The ▁ship ▁and ▁crew ▁were ▁never ▁found . ▁A ▁few ▁fuel ▁drums , ▁a ▁fuel ▁tank , ▁the ▁E PI R B , ▁an ▁empty ▁life ▁ra ft , ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁fl ots am ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁w reck age ▁ever ▁found . ▁ ▁C rew ▁members ▁on ▁Andrea ▁G ail ▁Frank ▁W . ▁" B illy " ▁Ty ne , ▁Jr .: ▁Captain ▁of ▁Andrea ▁G ail . ▁ ▁A ▁good ▁fish erman , ▁with ▁a ▁reputation ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁fish ing ▁captain . ▁ ▁Billy ▁was ▁once ▁married ▁to ▁J odi ▁Ty ne ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁Billy ' s ▁ex - w ife . ▁Re ed ▁" Bob by " ▁Sh at ford : ▁ ▁Born ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Bobby ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁Massachusetts . ▁In ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁years , ▁Bobby ▁played ▁lac ros se . ▁Before ▁board ing