The book goes on to tell the story of the travels on the workers and captains of his vessels. After the Americus and the Altair disappears the book shifts gears and follows the investigation of the accident by Captain John De Carteret of the U.S. Coast Guard. After interviewing everybody involved with the A-boats and investigating thoroughly Captain Carteret enlisted the help of Bruce Adee, who specialized in Marine Architecture and was a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. The investigation stagnates; they simply can't find any reason for the boats to sink. Until Adee is sent a photograph showing that the boats boot stripe had been repainted higher on the boat. This shed n

There is no escaping the fact that the environment plays a major role in the commercial fishing Industry. The first thought of the environment that comes to mind is the vastness of the ocean and the cruelties of the weather, but the environment has its hand in every pocket of the fisherman. The environment dictates almost every aspects of fishing, when you can physically go fishing, how long a period you can fish, as well as the methods required by fishermen. The times when you can go fishing are set by the weather because many times it is just to dangerous to be out there. The characters in this book are constantly battling the elements. Dillon paints a vivid picture of the harsh conditions fishermen endure. The notion that these are the absolute worst conditions to work under crossed my mind many times. Freezing temperatures, snow and rain, blinding wind, encroaching ice, all this while rocking violently on the ocean and on top of the weather you actually have to work. One example of how bad the weather is when the crew actually has to arm themselves with baseball bats and anything else they can get their hands on to break away the ice that has formed on the deck, because if they don't the ice will capsize them.

I enjoyed the authors writing style. He did an excellent job of explaining terms that are industry specific and making sure the reader comes away with an understanding of the nature of the work. The author put the mysteries surrounding the disappearances to good use and made this book a page-turner. However the author does not simply create mystery he intertwines the lives of families and history to capture the

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