Movies and TvShows featuring "fishing-vessel" theme.

An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger. In September 1991, the swordfishing boat, The Andrea Gail, returns to port in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a poor catch. Desperate for money, Billy Tyne (The Captain), convinces the crew to join him for one more late season fishing expedition. They head out past their usual fishing grounds, leaving a developing thunderstorm behind them. Initially unsuccessful, they head to the Flemish Cap, where their luck improves. At the height of their fishing, the ice machine breaks; the only way to preserve their catch is to hurry back to shore. After debating whether to sail through the building storm or to wait it out, the crew decide to risk the storm. However, between the Andrea Gail and Gloucester is a confluence of 2 powerful weather fronts and a hurricane, which the crew of Andrea Gail underestimate. After repeated warnings from other ships, the Andrea Gail loses her antenna, forcing a fellow ship to call in a Mayday. An Air National Guard rescue helicopter responds, but after failing to perform a midair refuel, the helicopter crew ditch the aircraft before it crashes, and all but one of the crew members are rescued by a Coast Guard Vessel, The Tamaroa. The Andrea Gail endures various problems; with 40-foot/12 meter waves crashing on to the deck, a broken stabilizer ramming the side of the ship, and two men are thrown overboard. The crew decide to turn around to avoid further damage by the storm. After doing so, the vessel encounters an enormous rogue wave. After attempting and failing to ride over the wave, the stricken fishing vessel capsizes and sinks. Only Bobby Shatford manages to get out of the boat; however, he has no chance of surviving. He is last seen all alone among the waves. Back at shore, a memorial ceremony is carried out while friends and family worry and wait for a ship that never comes home.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a sci-fi horror film released in 1953. It tells the story of a prehistoric dinosaur, called Rhedosaurus, that is awakened from its frozen slumber by an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle. The creature then makes its way to New York City, terrorizing the population and causing destruction along the way. It is up to a paleontologist and a sharpshooter to stop the creature before it destroys the city.

Seaspiracy is a powerful and shocking documentary that delves deep into the devastating effects of the global fishing industry. It uncovers corruption, environmental destruction, and the alarming impact of overfishing on marine life and the ocean ecosystem. The film explores the urgent need for change and highlights the connection between capitalism, greed, and the ongoing pollution and plastic pollution crisis.

In the 22nd century, a fishing vessel spaceship called the Leviathan embarks on a dangerous journey to capture and harvest a giant space monster. The crew, led by a starship captain, encounters various challenges including encounters with a pirate gang and a powerful alien parasite. Betrayal, mutiny, and pregnancy add further complications to the already perilous mission. With the fate of the crew and the future of deep space fishing at stake, they must navigate the treacherous outer space and face deadly creatures to complete their mission.

When sophisticated New York journalist Edith Iglauer is assigned to go to British Columbia to write a frivolous piece on the fishing industry, she butts heads with local fisherman and notorious loner, John Daly. While she thrives on the fast-paced life of Manhattan, he loathes pretension and could go days without speaking to anyone. But when the two are caught in a perilous situation, they are forced to put aside their pettiness and re-examine their lives. With external factors stripped away, they begin to fall in love. Ultimately, Edith must decide between staying in the glamorous world she has always cherished or leaving it all behind for a chance at love.

In 1997, a Lithuanian fisherman named Pranas Baltrūnas defected from the Soviet Union by fleeing on a fishing vessel. His journey turned into a harrowing ordeal as he was pursued by the KGB and eventually sought asylum in the United States.

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the Pacific line fishing. While the ship is near Bikini Atoll, the ship's navigator sees a flash. All the crew come up to watch. They realize it is an atomic explosion, but take time to clear their fishing gear. A short time later, grey ash starts to fall on the ship. When the ship returns to port the sailors have been burned brown. They unload the fish, which are then transported away. They visit the local doctor and then go to Tokyo for an examination. It turns out they are all highly radioactive. Their symptoms become worse, and the contaminated fish causes a panic.

Following the Scottish fishing boat Glenstruan on a voyage out of Aberdeen.