The summary nails it. A gripping true tale of loss and survival against all odds. Growing up in Texas the travails of the New England fishing industry were unknown to me prior to Hollywood treatment of The Perfect Storm. Lost in the wake of that, but deeply entwined, is the tale of the Sea Fever and Fair Wind (among others). This book is just as, if not more, powerful than The Perfect Storm.

A compelling detail of fishermen caught in an immense storm off of Georges Bank. This storm was not predicted properly and the situation was unexpected. What one survivor went through was unbelievable.

This is a spell binding true story of survival at sea when all should have been lost. I love how the author also tells about the courage of the Coast Guard and a crew of a fishing boat who risked their own lives to save others. The amazing thing about this true story is that there were survivors. - Praise God! It is an excellent story of surviving 65 feet waves and managing to spend 50 hours afloat in the stormy open sea and live to tell about it. It is truly an unforgettable story of the collis...

Superb Account of an Epic DisasterThis was a hard to put down story about the tragic and heroic events of a rare storm that was similar to the conditions in the Perfect Storm. The missed forecast due to a malfunctioning weather buoy that NOAA chose not to repair quickly had tremendous consequences for the fishermen who relied on accurate weather information. Author Douglas puts you in the boats with the fishermen and Coast Guardsmen. The epic story of Ernie Hazzard's survival is simply amazing a...

Well-written account of a power winter storm catching fishing boats off the NE coast 11 years before the events in Junger's "Perfect Storm". The account of Ernie Hazard's survival is amazing. Well worth a read.

This was a good book for reading a chapter or two at bedtime. The reader knows the outcome at the start, but the details of each person’s experience were fascinating. It was even more interesting to me as it happened to people from the same area where I have lived my whole life.

High Seas. No warning. Ships sink.

Good information. Enjoyed knowing what happened to the crew and the responders after the story. Although, it was slow at times due to the repetitive statements about the crew's life and laws of the sea. Would recommend it.

Felt like I was thereIncredible flow of detail and action. Enthralling to the last word. And good to hear about good people doing remarkable works for a living. Fell in love with all the people involved.

I've always liked Michael Tougias's books, and this one is no exception. Amazing true story of a disaster at sea and a series of miraculous rescues. Strangely, though, I don't think this particular one is as well-written as other Tougias books I've read. (One of the reviewers on Good Reads mentioned "cheesy" writing, which isn't far off). Regardless, this one is still a very good read.

This was my second Tougias book- survival stories are my kryptonite, and he finds some great stories. I read Overboard! last year and rated it 4 stars for his ability to weave multiple narratives into the same storm. Perhaps it due to the time that has passed since the 1980 storm, whereas the Overboard storm occurred much more recently, that this story seem less constructed, less cohesive. I was thrown into the people’s story so quickly that I was having trouble keeping them apart, and that crea...

Jeff Cummings does a great job reading Micheal J. Tougias' accounting of a suprise storm that happened off the New England coast, along Georges Bank. It's the same area of water that the story, Perfect Storm, occured in.I've fished Georges Bank. It is far from the sight of land, and even with a group of people there are solitary moments of time when you are alone to contemplate the vastness of the world around. Looking out into that body of water makes one understand one's place in the scream of...

Great readThis is one of the best books I've ever read. I worried at first that it might be too technical for me to follow since I know very little about this type of fishing and boats, but that wasn't the case at all. Mr. Tougias writes in a very clear and understandable way and made it easy for me to feel I was right there on George's Bank. It is a fascinating story and very well told. If you enjoy books based on true events, I highly recommend this book! I couldn't put it down!

Incredible story, but I found the writing corny at parts. It also jumped around to stories that were similar to the events taking place, which felt a lot like filler. This would have been better if it had been made into more of a short story instead of a 200 page book.

Very interesting true story. I learned a lot about how big and small boats operate in the worst kinds of weather. It makes the lobster taste way different. Loved the comment from a surviving fishermen years later. He said, sometimes while out to sea he turns on Boston traffic reports. He appreciated on a daily basis that he looks at sunrises and sunsets instead of taillights.

A retelling of a real-life open ocean sinking and what happened to those on board two lobster boats on the Georges Bank off of Cape Cod. The author has the talent to make the reader feel like they are witnessing the events in real-time. It's not possible to dismiss the dangers of being on the open ocean in a dangerous storm after reading this book.

On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small lobster boats set out to fish at Georges Bank, 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. The national weather service had forecast a typical fall day so the crew had little reason to doubt that this trip would be any different from the others they had taken. But the only weather buoy on Georges Bank had malfunctioned, and the National Weather Service had failed to fix it, and failed to inform the fisherman about it. As the two boats set out to sea, a col...

2 1/2 stars. I was disappointed in this book. The writing was choppy and uninteresting. It was very factual, yet not very emotionally drawing. Although the main focus was the story of one man's 3 day survival at sea after his ship went down in a storm, I found myself not feeling very connected to any of the characters. Truly, I should have cared more about everyone whose experiences were chronicled in the book, but I really didn't. If you are looking for a good survival at sea story, "Unbroken"

It was a true story of a disaster at sea. I was kind of into it, even though the writing was cheesy, just because i'm a sucker for disaster. But then the pictures in the middle of the book gave away the ending (who dies, who doesn't) and I got bored and quit.

A suspenseful story of bravery, loss and survival as a surprise nor’easter slams into lobster boats on Georges Bank. Michael Tougias tells the story in dramatic detail and captivates the readers throughout.