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Essex was an American whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799.On November 20, 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard Jr., the ship was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale.
As first mate of Essex, 21-year-old Owen Chase left Nantucket on August 12, 1819, on a two-and-a-half-year whaling voyage. On the morning of November 20, 1820, a sperm whale (said to be around 85 feet; 26 m) twice rammed Essex, sinking her 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) west of South America.
The Essex struck by a whale, a sketch by Thomas Nickerson. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is a book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the loss of the whaler Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. The book was published by Viking Press on May 8, 2000, and won the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Two boaters were flung into the Atlantic Ocean when the whale struck the rear of the vessel. They were rescued by good Samaritans, according to the Coast Guard. Dramatic video shows whale ...
The Whaling Disaster of 1871.Plate 2. In late June 1871, forty whaleships passed north through Bering Strait, hunting bowhead whales. [2] [3]The 1868 – 1870 Arctic whaling seasons had been very profitable, with good catches and excellent weather starting in March and extending into September.
But check out what happens when a whale slams into a 23-foot vessel. KGTV reports: "Two whales came out of the water, hit this boat, landed on the motor, popped the top off of that.
A group of friends had to be rescued from the Pacific after their 44ft sailing boat sunk after being struck by a giant whale.. Rick Rodriguez and three friends spent 10 hours on a lifeboat and ...
Sailing east towards South America, Pollard and Chase had seen Joy's health decline. He was transferred to Pollard's boat and shortly thereafter died. [45] Obed Hendricks was given command of Joy's boat, [46] and the three boats sailed on until during a gale one night Chase's boat became separated from the other two. [47]