The fishing industry in Atlantic Canada has gone through massive change in the
last twenty years. Now, even small inshore vessels are outfitted with fishing
equipment that would astound those mariners who passed on just a generation
ago. But still, despite the incredible advances in technology, dozens of
fishermen continue to die each year doing what they know best. Simply put,
fishing is still one of the most dangerous professions in the world.
In Final Voyages: Volume II Jim Wellman portrays the stories of
some of those tragic events, along with other accounts of near-death
experiences that finished with happier endings.