Chapter 8: The World of the Living - Part 1

     Communication with the Andrea Gail is still not possible and the story of another vessel, the Satori, is told. Hurricane Grace combines with a cold front that came off of the Labrador Current and later on, combines with the Sable Island storm. This creates a huge storm that was considered by meteorologists to be the "perfect storm". The Satori is in the middle of this storm and is receiving a great deal of damage due to it. The crew consisting of Bylander, Stimpson, and Leonard soon lose all hope for survival. They do not see the Satori surviving the storm and they call a mayday, which is when the crew calls out for help to every ship in a two mile radius of the vessel. Not knowing whether the VHF is working or not and with their life boat being knocked off by a rogue wave, the crew helplessly tries to call out to other vessels using the VHF. Soon the message is picked up by a nearby ship and is relayed to the Coast Guard. Within hours, a jet called the Falcon is sent out to monitor the Satori and a large vessel called the Tamaroa is sent out to rescue the stranded crew members. Although it was sent out a couple of hours after the mayday call was reported, the Tamaroa will take twelve hours to reach the Satori. While waiting, the Falcon tells the crew that they will soon be saved and a great feeling of relief overcomes them. Although Bylander and Stimpson are ready to be taken off of the ship, Leonard decides to stay on the vessel because he believes that a captain should never abandon his ship.

     This half of the chapter does an excellent job of displaying many different primary and secondary needs. The crew scrambling to contact someone that can help them out of their current situation shows their struggle to achieve the primary need of life. The need for life is on the verge of being under satisfied in this situation because the Satori is on the precipice of going under and this would kill the whole crew aboard the ship. Also, Leonard's decision to stay on the ship and risk his life is a perfect example of someone that is under satisfying their primary need for life. His primary need for life is being under satisfied because of his loyalty to the group and his loyalty to the idea (secondary needs). The group that he is being loyal to is the crew of the Satori and the idea that he is being loyal to is the belief that a captain should never abandon his ship.