{"product_id":"9781771084802","title":"The Sea Was in Their Blood: The Disappearance of the Miss Ally's Five-Man Crew","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was a frigid night in February 2013 when the five young fishermen vanished. The crew of the \u003ci\u003eMiss Ally\u003c\/i\u003e--a 12-metre Cape Islander from Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia--was fishing for halibut far off the Nova Scotia coast when their boat's spotlight malfunctioned. A vicious winter storm was approaching from her south, and all other boats at the fishing grounds were steaming for shore. Unable to locate his longlining gear, the \u003ci\u003eMiss Ally\u003c\/i\u003e's young captain decided to stay an extra day to retrieve the gear and, hopefully, a big catch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir retreat delayed, the \u003ci\u003eMiss Ally \u003c\/i\u003ecrew ended up pounded by hurricane-force winds and waves well over 10 metres high. Late on February 17, the boat foundered. The five young men aboard--Katlin Nickerson, Billy Jack Hatfield, Joel Hopkins, Cole Nickerson, and Tyson Townsend--were never found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea Was in Their Blood\u003c\/i\u003e explores two key questions: who were the men aboard the \u003ci\u003eMiss Ally\u003c\/i\u003e, and why were they battered and sunk by a storm forecasted days in advance? Through interviews with the crew's families and friends, rescue personnel, and members of the tight-knit fishing communities of Woods Harbour and Cape Sable Island, award-winning journalist Quentin Casey pieces together the tragic sinking--including important case details not previously reported--and weaves in the backstories of the \u003ci\u003eMiss Ally\u003c\/i\u003e's crew and the lingering effects of their disappearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA portion of the royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to various charitable causes associated with the \u003ci\u003eMiss Ally\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nimbus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136927940848,"sku":"9781771084802","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771084802_p0.jpg?v=1769890424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771084802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}