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Wow! Amazing! SO many good photos. I tipped off the Portland Press Herald, they’re checking your stuff out.
I check back to this blog often as I love the boats and the stories. I am a maritime artist that specializes in commercial fishing vessels so this blog is right up my alley. Keep up the fabulous work. I will visit Portland soon to gather some reference photo’s for more paintings.
Tim
I made the last trip with Billy,Murph,and Bugs aboard the Haddit out of merrits.After that trip he took over the Andrea Gail and I went back to Panama City Fl. which strangely is where she was built.Kenny ,cant remember his name right now who was also on that last trip on the Haddit made 1 trip on the Andrea diddnt like the way mr.Brown shared up and ended up of all places Panama City workking on a local boat.He later died of a heroine overdose in the post office parking lot.Package from up north I assume. I HATE the movie.Billy was fearless and would never have consorted with the crew about what to do. Billy wrung more salt water out of his socks than clooney will ever see.
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Brad
Where’s the ‘Odd’s n Ends’ Bobby?
You’ve come a long way on this site. good job
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It looks to me like you are trying to get paid on the backs of people that have died. From reading your ‘BLOG’ and what you have to say about the Andrea Gail it looks like you are trying to foreshadow that you somehow knew that this boat was going to go down. I am currently reading ‘The Perfect Storm’ however and have already read the parts describing how the work that was done to the vesssel and the reports written up by Simonitsch the marine surveyor, etc. From what Sebastian Junger has written (who is obviously mush more eductaed and informed on the magtter than you) the ship was in perfect condition (as perfect as a commercial fishing ship can be that is runh striclkl;y for profit by men that are willing to take risks on safety to make a little extra cash. There was nothing out of line on the ship that one could look back on now and say it was not sea worthty, or that it was dfangerous, or even second guess the crew on their decisions more so than any other ship sailing out of Gloucester for a profit.
As a software developer and web application designer it looks as if you have taken the name of a ship you have a very questionable and marginal claim to and created a web domain out of it knowing that people that would read the book and see the movie the perfect storm and perhaps do a search on the went to find out more information about the ship that went down and have tried to capitalize off of simply owning the web address and having some knowledge of the vessel (albeit extremely fleeting), regardless of how minor, with the actual ship you are blogging about as if you personally knew the ship and crew and were the only person wise enough to know the ship would soon sink because it was not seaworthy. All of this is of course blatantly obvious to anyone that has read the book because if any of this charade were true even in the slightest you would have been interviewed and featured in Junger’s novel at the very least. I would wager that most people in Gloucester haven’t the faintest idea who you are and you have never stepped a foot on the Andrea Gail. You may perhaps be one of the people described in Junger’s book as having your mail sent to the Crow’s Nest and saw the Andrea Gail out your window from time to time otherwise have absolutely no connection with the boat or crew in the slightest other than you know the name and bought the domain in order to purposely lie and portray yourself as having anything at all to do with this ship or it’s crew.
Is my assessment about right? That is of course rhetorical since we both know that I have hit the nail on the head. I apologize if my spelling or grammar are off as I am quite buzzed at the moment. I just wanted everyone visiting this site to know the truth, that is a complete fabrication by someone pretending that they had anything at all to do with the actual Andrea Gail or its crew, when in reality all you know is its name and have tried to make money and a name for yourself off of men that died at sea that you have probably never even met.
Misconception Complex open Clique statement first impression. old saying we must confess are true. the matter of fact misinformation,make money off the backs of dead men. Sebastion knows all.internet is all true ,oh misguided you must be . I LOVE A GOOD DEBATE with Smart folks.
your spelling is fine .your understanding is off a bit Bobby Baker ME MY I WORKED ON THE ANDREA GAIL SEBASTION DID NOT .DO YOU COPY RHETORICAL such big words ,i must apologize. ALFRED PIERRE WAS MY BEST FISHING FRIEND ,we have a lot in common we were both under dogs FISHERMEN,sorry i knew the crew and family . no pretending
make no mistake I was on THE ANDREA GAIL go to Gloucester do some research GREEN HORNE . by the way Simon wanted his name removed from reports . I love this. sorry Bobby Baker vessel fit for its use what kind of marine survey is that statement, he knew the boat was unsafe. Simon got paid to say what the owner Brown wanted. i looked every inch of Andrea Gail over FREE, it failed horribly. 3 major safety violations we knew about in 60 seconds or less ,RED FLAGS GOING OFF EVERY WHERE, two E P I R B S off ,one life raft undeployable DEPLORABLE conditions aboard her for safety violations .UNINSPECTED by U.S.C.G for a reason.rules are changed now. @andreagailhistory.com V A U 742-940 library of congress (copyright ) free for a minute call us at 1-718-395-2262
old saying never argue with foolish people . folks might not know the difference. Silence is Golden, insults ,from hidden origin,.do not COVET your neighbors web page standing. ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure . email@junglemonkee4@netzero.net, seems like a bad name for mail address your lack of response is very well understood.
no computer skills have I . domain name was free ,created a monster Page . EYE EYE one you obviously are some what perturbed by , we love our readers.visit sweedes dock Google . Caution the truth hurts @sweedesdock
Subliminal message hidden @swedesdock this is a man of the sea true master of BOOKMARK SWEEDE LOVELY FAYETTE VILLE N.J j a ma trix laddy take more notes
special thanks to SWEEDE and our good friend LES Nagy les@artseaphoto.com Best ANDREA GAIL AT SEA PICTURE on the Grand Banks borrowing light stixcks .Captain Charlie Reed OF THE ANDREA GAIL 8 – 1988 Captain Charlie Reed GLOUCESTER Massachusetts
@artseaphoto See Alfred Pierre SEA LION VIII on the Grand Banks. ALFRED PIERRE standing Starboard YELLOW T SHIRT orange shorts.
Gerome Standing port side orange t shirt white Pants, thats right ALFRED AND GEROME, GEROME WAS ALWAYS SKINNY and opposite ALFRED PIERRE WAS A BIG MAN they worked with Captain Larry Thompson, SEE THE ALFRED PIERRE PHOTO ON SEA LION 8 1988 on Grand Banks @artseaphoto by LES NAGY
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Looks like ‘Jamatrix’ didn’t do all his homework, but at least he admitted he was buzzed.
Look , I don’t know who started this blog or web site but I do think its great! I read the book twice and saw the movie about 10 times. Last Fall I visited gloucester and went to the docks, memorial, saw the Island (forgot name), Cape Pond Ice, and the Crow’s Nest. Who ever started this blog BRAVO! All I want to know is what is the status on the search for the vessel? Thanks again
so long ago , Billy Studer called , old mate from Andrea Gail. he reminded me of the time Coast Guard boarded us on the way in to Gloucester, 1991 march , lost my wallet in Montauk while fishing for tile fish with Alfred the Greek ,couple others prior to my trips on the Andrea Gail.
any way Billy Studer was wearing his Mustang suit ,he looked like Coast Guard, while they had me Hand cuffed to the Mast of the Andrea Gail in Gloucester ,early dark morning , Billy was giving the Coast Guard Guys hell , what if the boat sinks Billy said , who is going to save Bobby Baker , not you it’s going to be me . you can not cuff Bobby to the mast, Coast Guard Guy replies GET OUT HERE OR I WILL CUFF YOU too Billy Studer , they had to call the F.B.I. to clarify Baker was not the guy they were looking for, and when frisking me ,they found two joints and two valium in my pocket . funny how Billy Studer Called me 19 years later , i forgot but he remembered, Alfred was off that trip , Billy Studer is the Man @andreagailhistory.com
I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT A SONG THAT WAS MADE FOR THE PERFECT STORM/ANDREA GAIL I AM DESPERATE TO FIND IT OUT. I FOUND IT A WHILE AGO ON THE WEB BUT NOW I CANT. HE WAS SINGING LIVE TO AN AUDIANCE. IF ANYONE KNOWS PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANX
one of our hosts , of many , from Gloucester New England
he submitted the comment link, you tube may have it
use the search window , girl from Gloucester has amazing poem , web sight ,she has bonds like many of us @andreagailhistory.com
attention regulars some one help KATHY
thanks Kathy we will post a link soon
my poor judgment , we are sure its here ,
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