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3 days ago · The Wanderer proved to be a resilient ship, making 23 whaling voyages in a 46-year career and landing more than 900,000 gallons of oil. She survived an attack from an aggressive whale in the ...
4 days ago · Question: Which survival story is based on the 1820 sinking of the American whaling ship Essex, which inspired Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick”? Question: Who was the famous mountaineer and survivor of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, who was lost on the mountain with Andrew Irvine?
4 days ago · In August 1819, like the "Pequod" in Melville's novel, the "Essex" sailed from Nantucket, headed for the whaling grounds of the Pacific coast of South America.
4 days ago · Arthurs D. Story, Essex MA. Arthur D. Story started this shipyard in 1872: when it closed in 1932, it had built 425 vessels. The yard was on Main Street, where the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum is today: see it from the air on Google here.
5 days ago · This Extraordinary Island Is Just 2 Hours From London – But You Can Only Access It At Low Tide. This private island in Essex is the ultimate secret getaway, boasting a storied history and stunning accommodations that are only accessible during low tide. Jack Rattenbury • 27 August, 2024. SHARE THE ARTICLE.
2 days ago · From early May to early June, the Acushnet cooperatively set about its whaling endeavors several times with the Columbus of New Bedford, which also took letters from Melville's ship; the two ships were in the same area just south of the Equator.
4 days ago · Off the coast of northern Japan, the Kangei Maru, a state-of-the-art whaling ship, hauled aboard a behemoth catch: a 56-tonne fin whale. The male whale, caught in early August 2024, was the first of its species to be hunted by Japanese whalers in 13 years.
