The Deadly Sea: Life And Death On The Atlantic
by Jim Wellman /
2015 / English / EPUB
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Fishing is the most dangerous occupation in the world: in Atlantic
Canada, an average of one person dies every month while working at
sea.
Fishing is the most dangerous occupation in the world: in Atlantic
Canada, an average of one person dies every month while working at
sea.The Deadly Sea
The Deadly Sea by bestselling author Jim Wellman
contains twenty-five stories about men and women who work in the
Atlantic Canadian fishing industry, ranging from biographies of
professionals to tales of tragedy at sea.
by bestselling author Jim Wellman
contains twenty-five stories about men and women who work in the
Atlantic Canadian fishing industry, ranging from biographies of
professionals to tales of tragedy at sea.
In Atlantic Canada, the sea has given generously of its riches.
Tens of thousands of men and women make a living from its
resources. Some work directly on the water as fishing people,
while thousands of others work in fish processing plants. And
still thousands more are employed in service industries that are
tied directly to the commercial fishery.
In Atlantic Canada, the sea has given generously of its riches.
Tens of thousands of men and women make a living from its
resources. Some work directly on the water as fishing people,
while thousands of others work in fish processing plants. And
still thousands more are employed in service industries that are
tied directly to the commercial fishery.
The number of fatalities at sea hasn't changed much in the past
fifty years, though the industry bears little resemblance to what
it was just a few decades ago. Wooden schooners powered by wind
and sail have been replaced by vessels with steel or fibreglass
hulls and sophisticated technology, but we are reminded, every
month, that new technologies are still no match for the power of
an angry ocean.
The number of fatalities at sea hasn't changed much in the past
fifty years, though the industry bears little resemblance to what
it was just a few decades ago. Wooden schooners powered by wind
and sail have been replaced by vessels with steel or fibreglass
hulls and sophisticated technology, but we are reminded, every
month, that new technologies are still no match for the power of
an angry ocean.
