The document summarizes Sebastian Junger's book "The Perfect Storm" which tells the true story of the fishing boat Andrea Gail and its crew who perished at sea during the Halloween Nor'easter of 1991. It provides background on Junger, the town of Gloucester where many of the fishermen lived, and details the events leading up to and during the deadly storm which claimed the lives of the Andrea Gail's crew when the boat disappeared without a trace off the coast of Nova Scotia.