Where They Went

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

After a poor season, the swordfishing boat Andrea Gail sails from Gloucester to distant grounds off Newfoundland and heads home straight into a historic storm.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Docks and the Crow's Nest bar
    Gloucester, Massachusetts
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screen

    Captain Billy Tyne talks his crew into one more late-season trip, and Bobby leaves Christina on the dock.

  2. 2Poor fishing
    Grand Banks of Newfoundland
    ≈ 00:25:00
    Inferred

    The catch is poor and Billy decides to push much farther east.

  3. 3Big catch
    Flemish Cap, North Atlantic
    ≈ 00:40:00
    Stated on screen

    Far out at the Flemish Cap they land a huge haul, but the ice machine breaks.

  4. 4Into the storm
    North Atlantic east of Sable Island
    ≈ 01:00:00
    Inferred
  5. 5Memorial
    Gloucester, Massachusetts
    ≈ 01:58:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
3,084 km
Places
4
Countries
1
Stops
5
  • Boat: 3,084 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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