When the radio crashes, the crew discovers just how alone they really are. With the Internet, we may have an email friend across the ocean, and at the same time not know the neighbor next door. In the film, this ambition is getting to the best fishing spot. He seems pleased to have discovered it, and, yet, detached from the horrific ramifications that will soon take place. The danger in specializing is losing sight of the big picture.
Personal conflicts take a back seat when crisis comes.
Knowing that they face a horrific storm the crew forms into a very different kind of community. The radio goes down and Linda Greenlaw cannot communicate to the Andrea Gail crew the overwhelming danger that they face. It is a frustrating experience not to be able to help those we care for. At no time in the film does anyone pray. This creates an even greater sense of isolation and helplessness.