Andrea Gail History

image photos Andrea Gail below click photos to enlarge Andrea Gail photo collection when we went to photograph LADY GRACE MOVIE BOAT PERFECT STORM my first mate tripped on the wharf when we first set eyes on her. we were at fishermans wharf. SHE SITS IN GLOUCESTER MASS. TIED TO FISHERMANS WHARF . SHE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE BOAT YARD . ITS IN DISREPAIR WHEELHOUSE WINDOWS PLYWOODED OVER. LOOKS LIKE HELL…ITS GONE BAD .OMINUSLY ERIE LOOKING ,WE TOOK PHOTOS .WE PLAN OR HOPE TO VISIT THE LADY GRACE AGAIN FOR A BETTER LOOK AND MORE PHOTOS .NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW THE TRUE STORY OF THE PERFECT STORM ANDREA GAIL . THE EPIRBS BOTH ILLEGALY MOUNTED OR STILL IN THE PACKING BOX.STILL TO THE DAY I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN EPIRB VIOLATION MOUNTING. IN THE OLD DAYS YOU WOULD HEAR WERE NOT GONNA SINK. OR BOBBY BROWN WANTS THE EPIRB THAT WAY TURNED OFF MOUNTED UPSIDE DOWN INSIDE THE BOAT , IM SURPRISED THEY FOUND THE one small EPIRB ON SABLE ISLAND TURNED OFF JUST LIKE WHEN WE WORKED ON THE BOAT 6 MONTHS BEFORE SHE SANK .the life raft was cable  and shackled to the whale back with a small turn buckle . you needed a pair of bolt cutters to deploy the raft,modern rafts have a panther line  ,realease  raft automaticly . the off or unarmed e p i r b  ??  BROWN KNEW the safety equipment was useless . we all knew it was bad . there was no chance for survival emergency help.DISAPPEARED IN THE MIGHTY NORTH ATLANTIC , TWO DAYS FROM HOMEPORT GLOUCESTER. THIS IS FOR CREWMAN ALFRED PIERRE .NEWYORK CITY SWORDFISH HIGHLINER .10 YEARS IN A ROW SWORDFISHING THE GRAND BANKS.IT WAS AN HONOR FISHING WITH ALFRED PIERRE,. THEY WENT TO THE GRAVE A LITTLE TO SOON.BOAT OWNER NEGLIGENCE.QUOTE SHE RODE OUT A FEW HURRICANE S.DID BOB BROWN WANT THE ANDREA GAIL TO VANISH .?DEEP DOWN I THINK SO . HE WAS GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE .I F I WAS MARRIED I TOLD MY WIFE HEY THIS GIRL I KNOW IS GONNA TAKE OUR BOAT FISHING . MY WIFE WOULD DIVORCE ME ALSO,. THINK ABOUT IT FROM A WOMANS POINT OF VIEW . YOUR HUSBAND SAYS A WOMAN IS GONNA SKIPPER OUR SWORD BOAT . ITS THE FIRST bad move  THE BEGINING OF THE END

highly likely  the LADY GRACE   has been SCUTTLED  in the spring 2009    the scuttling of a boat is not something mariners talk about. if i  read the writing i posted  ,scuttle would be a good option,   so  be  it,  till the truth about the LADY GRACE  comes to light.   on deadliest catch forum i got a comment  .in new england we dont talk about these things,                              you didnt know any one on the boat , ISLAND GIRL 73 from POrtland.    moses is at the farm today , we have been talking about  the Panther  ALFRED PIERRE  and the many crewman of the ANDREA GAIL . july 1st 2009