<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 974.4 / 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> QC945 . J66 1997 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian Junger and published by W.W. Norton & Company in 1997 . The paperback edition (ISBN 0 - 06 - 097747 - 7) followed in 1999 from HarperCollins' Perennial imprint . The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America between October 28 and November 4, 1991, and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, who were lost at sea during severe conditions while longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles (925 km) out . Also in the book is the story about the rescue of the three - person crew of the sailboat Satori in the Atlantic Ocean during the storm by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa (WMEC - 166). </P> <P> The book was adapted for the film of the same title, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and released in 2000 . The Satori is renamed Mistral in the movie, and the since - retired USCGC Tamaroa is portrayed by a newer, 210 - foot medium - endurance cutter . </P>

Where was the sailboat with 3 passengers that requires rescue heading to perfect storm