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May 15, 2024 · "The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex" by Owen Chase is a harrowing tale of survival and human endurance in the face of nature's wrath. Chase, the first mate of the doomed Essex, recounts the...
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May 4, 2024 · Dive into the chilling story of the Whaleship Essex, whose sinking by a sperm whale in 1820 inspired the tale of Moby Dick. This video details the crew's desperate fight for survival across the...
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Apr 26, 2024 · In 1820, in a time when whale hunting was the main business in Nantucket, the whaleship Essex and her crew were pursuing sperm whales in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. However, to their shock and utter horror, a sperm whale suddenly sank their ship by repeatedly ramming it.
May 8, 2024 · The remains of a ship that suddenly disappeared more than a century ago have finally been found. The wooden steamship Adella Shores was last seen transporting salt across the the icy waters of Lake Superior, which straddles the US and Canada, on 1 May, 1909.
May 14, 2024 · Prentiss County Coroner Greg Sparks said the wreck happened on Saturday, May 11 between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. He said this happened near mile marker 285, which is south of Marietta. Sparks would not name the person who died and said the head-on crash injured two other individuals.
Apr 24, 2024 · Event Details. Moderator Joseph Verdicchio, Ph.D. in History, NYU; Retired Social Studies Department Chair, Edgemont High School will lead a discussion on Nathan Philbrick's work In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Books will be available at the Crestwood Library.
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