▁G ail ) ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Billy ▁Ty ne . ▁The ▁two ▁capt ains ▁were ▁in ▁radio ▁contact ▁with ▁one ▁another ▁before ▁the ▁F / V ▁Andrea ▁G ail ▁went ▁down . ▁Albert ▁John ston : ▁John ston ▁was ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁F / V ▁Mary ▁T ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁sword f ishing ▁fleet ▁that ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Gl ouc ester . ▁Captain ▁Albert ▁John ston ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁person ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁spoken ▁with ▁Captain ▁Billy ▁Ty ne ▁before ▁the ▁F / V ▁Andrea ▁G ail ▁was ▁lost ▁at ▁sea . ▁A board ▁the ▁F / V ▁Mary ▁T ▁were ▁Captain ▁John ston ' s ▁brothers , ▁Captain ▁Paul ▁John ston ▁and ▁Captain ▁Tim othy ▁" Tim my " ▁John ston . ▁ ▁The ▁John ston ▁family ▁operated ▁a ▁successful ▁sword fish ▁and ▁fish ing ▁tack le ▁business . ▁The ▁John ston ▁family ▁operated ▁many ▁different ▁fish ing ▁vessels , ▁most ▁recently ▁the ▁F / V ▁C any on ▁Explorer . ▁Charlie ▁Re ed : ▁Form er ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁boat . ▁Re ed ▁gives ▁comment ary ▁throughout ▁the ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁boats ' ▁history . ▁Eth el ▁Sh at ford : ▁Bobby ' s ▁mother , ▁and ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Crow ' s ▁N est . ▁Christ ina ▁Cot ter : ▁Bobby ' s ▁f ian c ée ▁Lawrence ▁Br ud nick i : ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁C utter ▁T amar oa ▁( W ME C - 1 6 6 )