<P> The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian Junger and published by W.W. Norton & Company in 1997 . The paperback edition ( ISBN 0 - 06 - 097747 - 7 ) followed in 1999 from HarperCollins ' Perennial imprint . The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America between October 28 and November 4 , 1991 , and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail , from Gloucester , Massachusetts , who were lost at sea during severe conditions while longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles ( 925 km ) out . Also in the book is the story about the rescue of the three - person crew of the sailboat Satori in the Atlantic Ocean during the storm by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa ( WMEC - 166 ) . </P>
<P> The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian Junger and published by W.W. Norton & Company in 1997 . The paperback edition ( ISBN 0 - 06 - 097747 - 7 ) followed in 1999 from HarperCollins ' Perennial imprint . The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America between October 28 and November 4 , 1991 , and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail , from Gloucester , Massachusetts , who were lost at sea during severe conditions while longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles ( 925 km ) out . Also in the book is the story about the rescue of the three - person crew of the sailboat Satori in the Atlantic Ocean during the storm by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa ( WMEC - 166 ) . </P>
where was the sailboat with 3 passengers that requires rescue heading to perfect storm
where was the sailboat with 3 passengers that requires rescue heading to perfect storm
longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles ( 925 km ) out
longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles ( 925 km ) out