"The Hungry Ocean": A Look at the Book and Oceanography

Linda Greenlaw's "The Hungry Ocean" revealed to me a lifestyle in which I had only minor previous knowledge from The Discovery Channel, and other semi-educational television shows, of a profession that is both dangerous and exciting. Being a enthusiast of the ocean and the lifestyles that are attached to it, I was intrigued by this book.
The basic idea and plot of this book was one of Linda's monthly sword fishing trips aboard the Hannah Boden, along with her six-man crew. Each crew member, Ringo, Charlie, Kenny, Peter, and Carl, has a comical story to tell that is all of their own.
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