▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁from ▁Har per Coll ins ' ▁Per enn ial ▁im print . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁about ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Per fect ▁Storm ▁that ▁hit ▁North ▁America ▁between ▁October ▁ 2 8 ▁and ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁features ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁fish ing ▁boat ▁Andrea ▁G ail , ▁from ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁Massachusetts , ▁who ▁were ▁lost ▁at ▁sea ▁during ▁severe ▁conditions ▁while ▁long line ▁fish ing ▁for ▁sword fish ▁ ▁out . ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁rescue ▁of ▁the ▁three - person ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁sail bo at ▁S atori ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁during ▁the ▁storm ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁C utter ▁T amar oa ▁( W ME C - 1 6 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title , ▁directed ▁by ▁Wolfgang ▁Peters en ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁S atori ▁is ▁renamed ▁M ist ral ▁in ▁the ▁movie , ▁and ▁the ▁since - ret ired ▁US C GC ▁T amar oa ▁is ▁port rayed ▁by ▁a ▁newer , ▁ 2 1 0 - foot ▁medium - end urance ▁cut ter . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁book ▁follows ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁sword f ishing ▁crew ▁of ▁Andrea ▁G ail ▁and ▁their ▁family ▁members ▁before ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Per fect ▁Storm . ▁Among ▁the ▁men ▁board ing ▁Andrea