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Linda Greenlaw

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Listen to distress call from fishing boat 'Captain Billy Haver'

 

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Linda Greenlaw & Steve Wessel of Wesmac Custom Boats

 

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Remembering 'The Perfect Storm' 25 Years Later

 

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Fishing Captain Faces Her Biggest Challenge

 

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the perfect storm Linda greenlaw eulogy

Linda Greenlaw is a best-selling author of books with maritime themes and the only female swordfishing boat captain on the East Coast of the United States. She was featured in the 1997 book The Perfect Storm and the 2000 film adaptation. Linda Greenlaw now captains the boat Hannah Boden, which appeared on the Discovery Channel show Swords: Life on the Line. She previously captained Seahawk after the previous captain died on board.
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  • Commercial fisherman 

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