Seas Bitter Harvest

As Campbell makes clear, even the most skilled fishermen often have little real understanding of vessel stability. This, along with the fact that many clam boats were not required to have inspections and the "very design of many fishing boats in the United States is suspect, according to the naval architects," helped produce disastrous results. Campbell's dramatic, highly personal show more reconstruction of the accidents and the sailors' last few days on land will remind readers of The Perfect Storm. show less