<P> In October 1991 , the commercial fishing boat Andrea Gail returns to port in Gloucester , Massachusetts , with a poor catch . Desperate for money , Captain Billy Tyne ( Clooney ) convinces the Andrea Gail crew to join him for one more late season fishing expedition . The crew heads out past their usual fishing grounds in the Grand Banks , leaving a developing thunderstorm behind them . Initially unsuccessful , they head to the Flemish Cap , where their luck greatly improves . At the height of their fishing the ice machine breaks ; the only way to sell their catch before it spoils is to hurry back to shore . After debating whether to sail through the building storm or to wait it out , the crew decides to risk the storm . However , between the Andrea Gail and Gloucester is a confluence of two powerful weather fronts and a hurricane , which the Andrea Gail crew underestimates . </P>
<P> In October 1991 , the commercial fishing boat Andrea Gail returns to port in Gloucester , Massachusetts , with a poor catch . Desperate for money , Captain Billy Tyne ( Clooney ) convinces the Andrea Gail crew to join him for one more late season fishing expedition . The crew heads out past their usual fishing grounds in the Grand Banks , leaving a developing thunderstorm behind them . Initially unsuccessful , they head to the Flemish Cap , where their luck greatly improves . At the height of their fishing the ice machine breaks ; the only way to sell their catch before it spoils is to hurry back to shore . After debating whether to sail through the building storm or to wait it out , the crew decides to risk the storm . However , between the Andrea Gail and Gloucester is a confluence of two powerful weather fronts and a hurricane , which the Andrea Gail crew underestimates . </P>
where did they fish in the perfect storm
where did they fish in the perfect storm
Flemish Cap ,
Flemish Cap ,