Fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations on earth. Nearly every community in Newfoundland and Labrador, along with the rest of Atlantic canada, has known the sorrrow of losing someone to the sea. Some families have been saddened on several occasions when loved ones died at sea in seperate accidents.

Final Voyages Vol I is a collection of 40 stories dealing with some of those many tragedies. Book - Jim Wellman - Final Voyages -Volume 1 Book Description The perilous conditions of the oceans off the eastern coast of Canada have caused the sinking and loss of hundreds of Atlantic Canadian fishing vessels with enormous loss of life. In this book, well-known journalist and former CBC Radio Fisheries Broadcast host Jim Wellman recounts many of these gripping tales. Fishing has long been documented as being the most dangerous occupation in the world. That is especially true in the harsh, and often bitter, marine environment of Atlantic Canada. These perilous conditions have caused the sinking and loss of hundreds of Atlantic Canadian fishing vessels, claiming enormous loss of life.