In 1820 a whale sank a ship and created a legend. In 1820, the whaling ship Essex was sailing deep in the Pacific Ocean when a massive sperm whale repeatedly rammed its hull. The ship’s captain, George Pollard Jr., watched as the vessel filled with water and sank thousands of miles from land. The crew escaped in small open boats and endured nearly three months of starvation, storms, and desperation while drifting across the ocean. The disaster later inspired Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick, t
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In 1820 a whale sank a ship and created a legend. In 1820, the whaling ship Essex was sailing deep in the Pacific Ocean when a massive sperm whale repeatedly rammed its hull. The ship’s captain, George Pollard Jr., watched as the vessel filled with water and sank thousands of miles from land. The crew escaped in small open boats and endured nearly three months of starvation, storms, and desperation while drifting across the ocean. The disaster later inspired Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick, t
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