The fishing vessel Andrea Gail was a 72 foot (22 m) commercial fishing vessel that was constructed in Panama City, Florida in 1978. She was originally named Miss Penny and was lost at sea during the "Perfect Storm" of 1991.
Her home port was Marblehead, Massachusetts. She sailed also from Gloucester, Massachusetts where she would offload her catch and reload food, fuel and stores for her next run.
Andrea Gail began her final voyage departing from Gloucester on September 20, 1991, bound for the Grand Banks. After poor fishing in the Grand Banks, Captain Billy Tyne apparently decided to try fishing near the Flemish Cap.