The Perfect Storm

Author: Sebastian Junger

It was the storm of the century, a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it “the perfect storm”.When it struck in October, 1991, there was virtually no warning. “She’s comin’ on, boys, and she’s comin’ on strong,” radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail from off the coast of Nova Scotia. Soon afterward, the boat and its crew o….Read More

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