Question: where were the fishing grounds that the andrea gail fished from for their first outing

title: The Perfect Storm (film)
text: George Clooney as Frank William `` Billy '' Tyne , Jr. , captain of the Andrea Gail , a swordfishing boat . Billy is a divorced father of two daughters , who is determined to undertake one last fishing trip before the end of the season to make up for a recent string of poor catches . Mark Wahlberg as Robert `` Bobby '' Shatford , the least experienced of the crew of the Andrea Gail . Bobby is the son of Ethel Shatford , the owner of the Crow 's Nest , and boyfriend to Chris Cotter . He enjoys commercial fishing , but his deepening relationship with Chris ( coupled with her reluctance to let him sail again ) creates conflict within himself and between the couple . Yet , he is compelled by the potential to earn more money at sea than he could make with a job on shore to sign on for one last trip . Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Linda Greenlaw , the captain of the Hannah Boden . Linda and Billy both captain ships for the same owner and maintain a friendly rivalry . She is concerned about Billy and his crew 's going out in what she considers dangerous weather . Linda is the last to speak to the Andrea Gail . Diane Lane as Christina `` Chris '' Cotter , girlfriend of Bobby Shatford . She does not want Bobby to go on the trip because of a bad feeling she has about it . She spends her time during the last fishing trip decorating an apartment she has rented as a surprise for Bobby to symbolize her commitment to him . John C. Reilly as Dale `` Murph '' Murphy , crewmember on the Andrea Gail . Murph is a veteran fisherman who is divorced with a son with whom he 's very involved . Murph has a rocky relationship with crewmember David `` Sully '' Sullivan that is eventually resolved during the trip . William Fichtner as David `` Sully '' Sullivan , crewmember on the Andrea Gail . He signed on for the trip at the last minute when another fisherman suddenly backed out . Sully and Murph initially have an antagonistic relationship that is fueled in part by Sully 's past involvement with Murph 's ex-wife , although the details are not made clear in the film . The relationship is eventually resolved during the trip . Michael Ironside as Bob Brown , owner of the Andrea Gail and the Hannah Boden . Although Brown seems to harbor a deep - seated recognition of Tyne 's skills at catching fish , he nevertheless pressures Tyne over the latter 's recent inability to bring in larger hauls , resulting in an uneasy relationship between the two . Bob Gunton as Alexander McAnally III , owner of the Mistral , a yacht caught in the storm . Karen Allen as Melissa Brown , crewmember on the Mistral . Cherry Jones as Edie Bailey , crewmember on the Mistral . Allen Payne as Alfred Pierre , one of the crew of the Andrea Gail . John Hawkes as Michael `` Bugsy '' Moran , a member of the Andrea Gail crew . Bugsy 's somewhat comic inability to connect with women appears to change on the eve of the trip , when he meets a divorced mother at the Crow 's Nest , who later comes to the dock to see him off . They hint at the prospect of a budding relationship that fatefully never materializes . Janet Wright as Ethel Shatford , Bobby 's mother . Christopher McDonald as Todd Gross , a Boston meteorologist working for the WNEV - TV ( the present day WHDH - TV ) . Dash Mihok as Sergeant Jeremy Mitchell , a crewmember on the New York Air National Guard rescue helicopter .