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6 maj 2005 · Billy Tyne was off Nova Scotia, trying to return home, when he radioed a warning to other boats in the area about the storm: "She's comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong." Then he, his crew...
The Andrea Gail tragically lost all six of its crew members: Captain Bill Tyne, 37, David Sullivan, 29, and Bob Shatford, 30, all of Gloucester; Dale Murphy and Michael Moran, both of Bradenton Beach, Florida; and Alfred Pierre, of New York City.
16 mar 2024 · The Andrea Gail was a fishing boat that went missing in 1991 with six crew members on board, after being caught in a massive storm. The ship's captain, Billy Tyne, was one of the men who perished in the disaster, but his body was never found.
Andrea Gail began her final voyage departing from Gloucester Harbor on September 20, 1991, bound for the Grand Banks of Newfoundland off the coast of eastern Canada. After poor fishing, Captain Frank W. "Billy" Tyne Jr. headed east to the Flemish Cap, where he believed they would have better luck.
Actually, according to the Sea Hunters episode, it is a possibility that Billy Tyne redirected the Andrea Gail towards Nova Scotia. The specific port - Louisbourg - was apparently a place the Andrea Gail had been to a number of times and was well known there.
29 paź 2016 · The Andrea Gail, a 12-year-old, 70-foot vessel, was scheduled to return to Gloucester after a sword fishing trip to Newfoundland’s Grand Banks, more than 900 miles away. But after three days...
Zaginął na morzu w roku 1991 podczas tzw. sztormu doskonałego. W swój ostatni rejs wyruszył 20 września z Gloucester w stronę Grand Banks w celu połowu mieczników. Po nieudanym połowie w tamtym rejonie kapitan Billy Tyne zadecydował, by udać się na łowiska w pobliżu Flemish Cap.
