The Whaleship Essex

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Our sufferings were now drawing 
to a. 

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Close A terrible death appeared 
shortly to await us. 

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Hunger became violent and 
outrageous. 

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And we prepared for. 
A speedy release from our 

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troubles, our speech and reason.
We're both considerably 

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impaired. 
And we were reduced to be at 

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this time. 
Certainly the most helpless and 

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wretched of the whole human 
race. 

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Isaac Cole. 
One of our crew had the day 

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before this in a fit of despair.
Thrown himself down in the. 

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Boat and was determined there 
calmly to wait for death. 

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It was obvious. 
That he had no chance. 

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All was dark, he said in his 
mind. 

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Not a single. 
Ray of Hope was left for him to 

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dwell upon. 
And it was. 

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Folly and madness to be 
struggling against what appeared

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so palpably to be our fixed and 
settled destiny. 

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I remonstrated with him as. 
Effectually as the weakness 

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both. 
Of my body and understanding 

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would allow of. 
And what I said appeared. 

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For a moment, to have a 
considerable effect, he made a 

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powerful and sudden effort. 
Half rose, up crawled. 

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Forward and hoisted the jib. 
And firmly and loudly. 

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Cried that he would not give up,
that he would live as long as 

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the rest of us. 
But alas. 

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This effort. 
Was but the hectic fever of the 

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moment, and he shortly again 
relapsed into a state of 

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melancholy and despair. 
This day his reason was attacked

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and he became about 9:00 in the.
Morning, a most miserable 

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spectacle of madness. 
He spoke incoherently about 

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everything, calling loudly. 
For a napkin and water and then.

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Lying stupidly and senselessly. 
Down in the boat again. 

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Would close his hollow eyes as 
if in death. 

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About 10:00 we suddenly 
perceive. 

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That he became speechless. 
We got him as well. 

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As we were able upon a board. 
Placed on one of the. 

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Seats of the boat and covering 
him up with some old clothes, we

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left him to his fate. 
He lay in the greatest. 

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Pain and apparent misery, 
groaning piteously until 4:00 

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when he died. 
In the most. 

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Horrid and frightful convulsions
I ever witnessed. 

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We kept his corpse all night and
in the. 

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Morning my 2 companions began as
of course. 

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To make preparations to dispose.
Of it in the sea. 

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When after? 
Reflecting on the subject all 

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night, I addressed them on the 
painful subject of keeping the 

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body for food. 
Our provisions could not 

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possibly last us. 
Beyond three days? 

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Within which time? 
It was not in any degree 

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probable. 
That we should find relief from 

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our present sufferings, and that
hunger would at last drive us to

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the necessity of casting. 
Lots it was without any. 

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Objection agreed to. 
And we set to work as fast as 

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we. 
Were able to prepare it so as to

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prevent it. 
Spoiling the preceding passage 

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describes February 8th, 1821. 
Taken from the memoirs of Owen 

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Chase, first mate of the whale 
ship Essex. 

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Its crew had been drifting. 
For over 2 months in the South 

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Pacific. 
In three small whale boats after

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a large sperm whale rammed their
ship in. 2 furious attacks 

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stoving in her bow. 
And sinking her some of its 20 

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crewmen would. 
Survive the agonizing ordeal, 

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but only by resorting. 
To the custom of the. 

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Sea. 
The whale ship Essex today. 

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On shipwrecks and sea dogs. 
Hello and welcome to shipwrecks 

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and sea dogs, tales of mishaps, 
misfortune and. 

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Misadventure. 
I'm your host, Rich Napolitano. 

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In episode 96, Captain's Dinner,
you heard the story of the yacht

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Mignonette and the struggle. 
For survival of its four. 

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Occupants ultimately, the cabin 
boy. 

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Richard Parker was sacrificed 
and the other three men resorted

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to cannibalism. 
Their actions resulted in one of

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the most influential legal. 
Cases in maritime history. 

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And the custom of the sea. 
Became classified as murder the.

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History of cannibalism at sea. 
Dates back as far as humans have

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been venturing out on the water.
Mariners over the ages have. 

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Become stranded at sea. 
And have been forced to put 

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their very humanity to the test.
One of the most infamous. 

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Examples of this was the 
American whaleship Essex. 

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Which provided the inspiration, 
at least in part, for Herman. 

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Melville's classic novel. 
Moby Dick in 1819. 

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The whaling fleet of Nantucket 
had finally recovered after 

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being. 
Virtually wiped out. 

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During the War of 18. 12 The 
hardened sailors and seasoned 

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captains of the fleet were 
renowned for their expertise and

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tenacity in collecting the. 
Oil that powered the world. 

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The practice of hunting whales 
is now generally considered. 

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Barbaric and irresponsible. 
To most of the world, but in the

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early 19th. 
Century whale populations were 

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considered endless and their oil
was a means of survival for many

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the. 
Assex was a rather unremarkable 

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ship, a fully rigged 88 foot 
whaler. 

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Launched in 1799. 
At 239 tons she was a bit small 

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for a whaler, although she 
carried 528 foot whale boats and

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had been quite successful in its
prior voyages on August 12th. 

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1819. 
The Essex set sail with. 

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A crew of 21 with 30. 6 year old
Captain George. 

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Pollard Junior in command. 
Pollard had been with the Essex 

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for five years, serving 2 years 
as second mate and three as 

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first mate before. 
Becoming its captain. 

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Pollard's first mate was 
recently promoted 23 year old. 

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Owen Chase of Nantucket. 
And second mate? 

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26 year old Matthew. 
Joy was also a Nantucket. 

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Man. 
The remaining crew were a 

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diverse mix of men including 
Nantucketers, 2 Cape Codders, 

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one Portuguese and an. 
Englishman included among the 

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crew. 
Were 6 black men, one from New 

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York and five. 
Whose birth places are unknown? 

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Whaling was a young man's. 
Industry. 

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As the work was physically 
demanding and required long 

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stretches of time. 
Away from home. 

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Six of the crew. 
Were under 20 years old. 

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With cabin boy Thomas Nickerson.
Being the youngest at only 14 

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years old, neither. 
Race, age, nationality, class 

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status, or anything else 
mattered. 

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On a whaleboat only doing your 
job. 

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Along with fourteen other whale 
ships from Nantucket, the Essex 

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was bound for the whale. 
Hunting grounds in the Pacific. 

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New England whalers were. 
Accustomed to rounding Cape 

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Horn. 
In pursuit of their prize. 

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In this case, it was the highly 
sought. 

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After oil from sperm whales. 
Whose oil burned clean and was 

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used for the world's gas lamps 
and to lubricate machinery that 

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was powering the Industrial 
Revolution. 

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The Essex departed Nantucket on 
August 12th, 1819, and within 

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just days sailed into a strong 
Gale while passing through the 

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Gulf Stream. 
The intense waves pushed the 

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ship over on its beam and almost
sanker. 

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Two other whale boats were 
smashed to bits and its top 

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gallant sail was lost. 
Pollard wished to return to 

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Nantucket for repairs, but chase
and joy. 

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Convinced him to sail on to the 
Azores for repairs and an 

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additional whale boat was 
purchased at Cape Verde. 

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In January of 1820, the Essex 
finally. 

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Managed to round Cape. 
Horn after battling the fierce. 

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Scales and monstrous. 
Waves for five weeks. 

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Once in the Pacific, the Essex 
met up with several. 

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Other whale boats near Saint 
Mary's Island, off the coast of 

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Chile. 
The Essex spent five months 

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hunting these waters and while 
they had limited success finding

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whales, Pollard found the. 
Hunting grounds to be largely. 

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Depleted in May, Pollard took 
the Essex N to Peru. 

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And found better success. 
While he had already filled over

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400. 
Barrels with whale oil. 

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There was still. 
Time to find even more. 

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Pollard met up with another 
Nantucket whaler, the Aurora and

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its. 
Captain informed him. 

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Of a newly discovered hunting 
ground, about 2000 miles. 

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Offshore from Peru. 
After spending a bit. 

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More time hunting in shore. 
The Essex made a few stops for. 

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Provisioning including it out 
of. 

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Commas. 
Now a city in Ecuador. 

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It was here that Pollard lost a.
Crew member when Henry DeWitt 

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jumped ship and disappeared. 
This left the Essex shorthanded,

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especially when the whale. 
Boats were launched to pursue 

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their. 
Prey in early October of. 1820. 

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The Essex made a stop. 
At Charles Island, now named 

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Espanola Island of the Galapagos
Islands to repair a significant.

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Leak the Essex then. 
Moved on to Floriano Island, 

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then called Hood Island, where? 
Over 300 Galapagos tortoises. 

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Were captured to replenish their
food stores. 

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While out hunting for tortoises,
boat steerer. 

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Thomas Chappell started a small.
Fire meant to be a prank. 

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He believed it would be a bit of
a scare for his shipmates. 

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While they were out hunting. 
But it was the dry season, and 

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the underbrush quickly burned 
out of control and spread to the

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entire. 
Island the men. 

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Were cut off from their only 
escape route back to the ship 

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and were forced to run through 
the flames. 

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Captain Pollard was absolutely 
furious at the carelessness and 

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irresponsibility cabin boy 
Thomas Nickerson. 

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Wrote in his diary. 
The captain's wrath knew no. 

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Bounds. 
Swearing vengeance upon the head

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of the incendiary. 
Should he be? 

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Discovered fearing a terrible 
punishment from his captain and 

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shipmates. 
Chapel. 

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Kept his misdeed a secret. 
The following day, the flaming 

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island could still be seen. 
In the distance. 

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The entire island. 
Was ablaze, killing all plant 

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life and all wildlife. 
Nickerson described their 

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departure. 
Was quote backlit by the red 

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glow of a dying. 
Island Nickerson returned to the

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island many years later. 
And wrote. 

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Neither trees, shrubbery nor 
grass. 

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Have since appeared. 
Charles Darwin would not make 

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his historic visit to the 
Galapagos in HMS Beagle until 

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1835. 
When he arrived at Floriana 

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Island, he found the charred. 
Black landscape of a deserted 

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island. 
He observed the return of some. 

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Flora and fauna. 
But the Floriana. 

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Tortoise and Floriana 
mockingbird had become extinct. 

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Despite the unfortunate 
incident, the Essex continued. 

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On its mission sailing W toward 
the offshore hunting grounds. 

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They reached the target area in.
November and began their search.

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In the morning hours of November
20th, a lookout observed. 

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Whales spouting in the distance 
and cried. 

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Out there, she blows. 
The three available whale boats 

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were immediately launched with 
their crews armed with. 

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Harpoons and their other tools 
of the trade. 

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The boats were commanded by 
Captain Pollard, first mate Owen

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Chase and 2nd mate. 
Matthew Joy, respectively. 

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Chase made the first attack, 
striking a sperm whale. 

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With a harpoon. 
But the tail of the giant. 

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Mammal whipped around and 
smashed. 

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His boat causing a seam in its 
planks. 

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To open up as. 
Water gushed in Chase was. 

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Forced to cut the harpoon line 
and return to the ship to make 

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repairs. 
Pollard and Joy also. 

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Landed their harpoons. 
As the whales. 

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Fought for their survival, they.
Dragged the whale boats away 

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from the Essex chase and his 
crew of five men arrived. 

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Back at the Essex and hauled 
their boat up to begin repairs 

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just. 
Then Chase noticed a large bull 

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sperm. 
Whale. 

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I observed a very large 
spermaceti whale as well as I. 

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Could judge about 85. 
Feet in length, wrote Chase. 

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He spouted two or three. 
Times and then disappeared in. 

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Less than two or three. 
Seconds. 

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He came up again about the 
length of the ship. 

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Off. 
And made directly for us. 

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At the rate of about. 3 knots. 
I involuntarily ordered the. 

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Boy at the helm, to put it hard 
up. 

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Intending to shear off and avoid
him, the order was scarcely out 

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of my mouth. 
Before he came down upon us with

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full speed and struck the ship 
with his. 

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Head The head of a sperm whale 
is elongated and. 

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Squared off at its front. 
A large male like this one. 

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Would have a head about 20 feet 
long and represent 1/3 of the 

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whales total mass. 
Propelled at full speed, it was 

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an enormous battering ram. 
The massive blow caused the ship

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to heel. 
Over and rock from side. 

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To side, the crew was stunned by
what had just happened, Chase 

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described. 
We looked at each other with 

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perfect amazement, deprived 
almost of the power of. 

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Speech. 
After a few moments, reflection.

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And recovering. 
I of course concluded that he 

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had stove A. 
Hole in the ship. 

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And that it would be necessary 
to. 

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Set the pumps going. 
They had not been in. 

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Operation for more than one 
minute before I. 

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Perceive the head of the. 
Ship to be gradually settling 

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down in the water. 
Suddenly another shout was 

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heard. 
Here he is. 

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He is making for us again. 
I turned around and saw him 

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about 100. 
Rods directly ahead of us. 

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Coming down with twice his 
ordinary speed and it appeared 

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with tenfold. 
Fury and vengeance. 

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In his aspect, the surf flew in 
all directions about. 

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Him with the continual violent 
thrashing of. 

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His tail, His head. 
About half out of the. 

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Water and in that way he came 
upon us and again struck the 

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ship. 
The impact of the whales massive

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head hit the bow of the ship 
with such incredible force that 

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it smashed through the bow. 
Chase and the others were 

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stunned, but quickly they 
gathered what supplies they 

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could and the eight men boarded.
The one remaining whale boat. 

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They watched in horror as the 
remnants of their. 

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Broken ship, their former home. 
Heeled over on its side and 

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floated at the. 
Surface like a dying whale. 

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They sat in quiet. 
Despair until the remaining crew

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returned in their whale boats. 
As Captain Pollard's boat 

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approached, one man cried out. 
Oh my God, where is the ship? 

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Captain Pollard stood up, 
observing the men in the single.

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Whale Boat and the. 
Essex lying. 

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Lame and sinking beyond, with 
its masts buried under the 

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waves. 
He shouted. 

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My God, Mr. Chase, what is the 
matter? 

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Chase answered. 
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The men of the Essex were 
stranded in one of the most 

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isolated. 
Areas of the Pacific Ocean. 

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Chase was able to calculate. 
Their location to be 0 degrees 

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40 minutes S latitude. 
And 119. 

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Degrees West longitude. 
Peru was 2400. 

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Miles due east, but strong. 
Westward currents were too 

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powerful. 
To attempt that route. 

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A voyage to the southeast toward
Chile would put them against. 

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Southeasterly trade winds and 
the strong Peruvian current. 

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To the South were only a few 
tiny. 

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Specks of land, uninhabited 
islands that would be almost 

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impossible to find. 
Beyond that was only the 

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inhospitable ice of Antarctica. 
The Marquesas Islands were 1500 

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miles. 
To the southwest with. 

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Favorable trade winds and 
currents. 

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Making them entirely feasible to
reach. 

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However, Captain Pollard and 
crew mistakenly believe the 

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Marquesas to be. 
Occupied by cannibals. 

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Pollard. 
Suggested the Society Islands 

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instead, but Chase and Joy 
believed cannibals. 

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Were a threat there as. 
Well, Captain Pollard later 

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remarked, We feared that we 
should be devoured by. 

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Cannibals, if we cast ourselves 
on their mercy, they were. 

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Unaware that the Marquesas 
Islands. 

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Had been claimed by the United. 
States in 1813 and its. 

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People were friendly to 
outsiders. 

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Instead, Pollard determined the 
only available. 

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Option was to head due. 
South to 25° latitude, then take

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advantage of the easterly trade 
winds that. 

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Blow toward Chile it was. 1900 
miles alone. 

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To reach 25° S. 
In another 2200. 

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Miles east to Chile. 
This was 500 miles. 

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Farther. 
Than Captain Bligh had 

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miraculously accomplished in a 
small launch after the mutiny on

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the Bounty in. 1789. 
This would be a monumental. 

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Voyage, given their 
circumstances. 

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Their small whale boats were 
agile and suited for their 

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purpose. 
But were crudely built and. 

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Fragile. 
They often were damaged during 

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the. 
Process of. 

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Whaling, so they were 
constructed for easy repairs. 

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Using inexpensive materials. 
They were built with half. 

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Inch overlapping cedar planks 
or. 

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Clinker style and very. 
Prone to leaking. 

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Much more dire. 
Was their lack of provisions? 

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With 20 men to feed. 
During their 4100 mile journey 

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the morning. 
After the loss of the Essex 

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captain Pollard. 
Ordered his men to cut. 

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Away the sails and mass. 
Of the Essex. 

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So it would right itself. 
Just enough to board her. 

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In time they entered the. 
Ship by cutting a hole through a

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portion of the hull that was 
still above water. 

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This proved to be extremely 
beneficial as they came away 

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00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:32,000
with 600. 
Pounds of ship's biscuit. 135 

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00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:37,400
gallons of water, 6 turtles, 1 
musket, 2 pistols, tools. 

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And 2 lbs of spare nails for. 
Navigation. 

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They retrieved 2 compasses. 
Two quadrants and two navigation

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manuals. 
The Whale. 

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Boats tied up to the. 
Essex using Long. 

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Lines being not quite ready to 
depart. 

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On their long, improbable 
journey, the men attempted to 

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sleep through the night, but 
many were gripped with anxiety. 

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Some cried, some lied in silent 
misery. 

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00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,640
Only a lucky few managed to 
sleep at all. 

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00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,080
The following day, the men 
salvage even more from the. 

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00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:12,200
Essex by stripping her spars. 
Smaller sails, rope and some 

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cedar planks. 
They fastened an additional 

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00:21:15,120 --> 00:21:16,840
mast. 
And sail on each whale boat. 

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And use. 
The cedar planks to raise the 

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sides of the boats by 6 inches. 
With nothing left to salvage 

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00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,440
from the Essex, they departed on
the afternoon of November 22nd, 

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2 days after the whale. 
Destroyed their ship. 

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Sailing S Pollard, Chase and Joy
each commanded a boat, with 

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seven in Pollards and Joy's boat
and six in Chase's boat. 

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Calculating latitude was 
relatively easy, but they had no

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reliable. 
Method to know their longitude 

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00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,400
and had to rely on dead 
reckoning. 

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00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:50,160
Daily rations per man were a 
measly half pint of water. 

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00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:54,840
And 1 1/4 lbs of ship's biscuit.
Leaks were a continuous problem 

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00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:59,160
which required nonstop care and.
Maintenance boards were nailed 

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00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,280
over. 
Leaks but baling of water had to

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00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,040
be. 
Performed almost constantly. 

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00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,520
Pollard's boat was nearly. 
Destroyed by a 12 foot. 

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00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,600
Fish. 
Perhaps a shark or small? 

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00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:12,320
Whale, the men and the other two
boats acted quickly and came to 

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00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,840
Pollard's aid to successfully. 
Fend off the attack. 

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Food became a growing concern 
knowing the long voyage. 

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Ahead and their limited rations 
after. 10 days of their voyage S

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they slaughtered the first of 
their turtles. 

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00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:29,320
To add to their rations. 
Occasional flying. 

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Fish who had the misfortune of 
landing in one of the boats were

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devoured almost instantly. 
By December 8th, 16 days into 

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00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:39,160
their voyage, they had traveled 
600. 

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Miles and reached 17° S, but 
already hunger and thirst were 

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00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:47,320
taking their toll. 
The men were famished, weak and 

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00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:51,560
showing signs of sickness. 
Under the tropical sun, faces 

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00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,440
were burned red and lips were 
cracked. 

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00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,280
And swollen. 
Worst of all was the agony. 

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00:22:56,280 --> 00:23:00,360
Of their parched, dry throats. 
The hunger was constant. 

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00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:05,240
But the thirst tormented them. 
On December 14th, Chase 

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calculated the distance 
remaining and made the bold. 

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00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:11,400
Decision to cut rations. 
In half, this meant only half a 

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00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:12,400
ship. 
'S biscuit and a. 

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00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,720
Quarter pint of water. 
Per day, per man. 

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00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,480
He feared the men would panic. 
And possibly try to steal 

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00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,000
rations and so kept a pistol 
with him at all times, but there

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were no such attempts. 
And his men remained well. 

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00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,680
Disciplined. 
They finally reached 25. 

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Degrees S on December 20th. 
Somehow making the 1st 1900 

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00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:35,240
miles South in a month. 
But Chase's calculations 

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00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,000
indicated they had very little 
chance of making it to Chile 

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00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,200
before. 
Dying of starvation or thirst, 

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00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,240
yet there was no other option 
but to try. 

439
00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,080
Later that same morning, a cry 
rang out from 1:00. 

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00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:51,240
Of the men there is land. 
Despite being weak and 

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00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,160
exhausted. 
Every man popped up in. 

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00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:58,200
Disbelief peering into the 
distance, Owen Chase recalled it

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00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,760
appeared at first a low white 
beach and lay. 

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00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,480
Like a basking paradise before 
our longing eyes. 

445
00:24:04,360 --> 00:24:06,880
For four hours, the men 
struggled to guide their boats. 

446
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,640
To their salvation in the 
distance. 

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00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:11,840
When they finally reached the 
sandy beach, the weary and 

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00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,560
delirious man mustered up the 
last bit of their strength 

449
00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,440
crawled out of their. 
Boats and pulled themselves on 

450
00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,360
shore. 
They could hardly believe to be 

451
00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:22,520
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Dry land after the inexplicable 

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By some miracle, they happened 
to come. 

473
00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,200
Across a tiny. 
Spit of land that they. 

474
00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,720
Believed was Ducey. 
Island, but they were mistaken. 

475
00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:50,520
They had landed on what is 
known. 

476
00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:54,600
Today as Henderson Island an. 
Uncharted elevated coral A toll 

477
00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,920
just 6 miles. 
Long by three miles wide. 

478
00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,760
They had unknowingly been blown 
off course and were farther. 

479
00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,320
West than they realized. 
Part of the Pitcairn Island 

480
00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,080
group, Henderson Island is 200. 
Miles West northwest of Ducey 

481
00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,280
and 3200 miles. 
West of Chile, although they 

482
00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:16,400
didn't know it, Pitcairn Island 
itself was just. 120 miles. 

483
00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,960
Away. 
And had they landed there, they 

484
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,880
would have. 
Encountered the descendants of 

485
00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,680
Fletcher Christian and the other
Bounty mutineers. 

486
00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:28,080
The men immediately began to 
search for food and water, some 

487
00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:29,480
so. 
Weak, they could only crawl on 

488
00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,280
their hands and knees. 
Although they were able to 

489
00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,320
scavenge. 
Some berries, catch a few. 

490
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,280
Crabs and capture birds that 
had. 

491
00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:39,560
Absolutely No Fear of humans. 
It was a meager amount. 

492
00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,000
The island also had very little.
In the way of fresh. 

493
00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,920
Water, what appeared to be. 
Salvation was turning out to be 

494
00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:50,120
a mirage. 
Throughout the day and into the 

495
00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:52,880
next, they desperately. 
Searched for a water source, 

496
00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,160
hoping for a hidden gully, 
cistern or riverlet. 

497
00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:59,320
Finally, a joyous. 
Shout was heard. 

498
00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,920
Freshwater had been found right 
there on the beach in a rocky 

499
00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,720
outcropping at low tide. 
Freshwater bubbled up from 

500
00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,120
underground. 
And provided pure fresh drinking

501
00:27:09,120 --> 00:27:11,880
water. 
The men drank their fill. 

502
00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,240
Finally satiating their parched 
throats and then began filling 

503
00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,680
their kegs. 
With some additional food and 

504
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:22,240
finally freshwater, the men had 
their first night of restful 

505
00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:23,480
sleep. 
In over a month. 

506
00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,040
Even with the life saving 
discovery of water, the island 

507
00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:32,080
could not provide enough food to
sustain them on Christmas Day. 

508
00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,920
Their search for food was. 
Completely futile. 

509
00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,640
That night, Pollard made the 
decision to leave the island as 

510
00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,080
soon as their water. 
Kegs were filled and their boats

511
00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:45,200
repaired. 
Their plan was to sail E SE for 

512
00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,560
Easter Island. 
A known location on their 

513
00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,440
charts, the. 
Winds would be in their favor 

514
00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:51,920
and if they could stay on 
course. 

515
00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,200
They should easily find it. 
They believe the journey would. 

516
00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,320
Be 900 miles as they thought 
they were on Ducey Island. 

517
00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,360
But in fact it was 11. 100 miles
from Henderson Island. 

518
00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:06,560
Three men, William Wright, Seth 
Weeks and the man who burned. 

519
00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:08,640
Floriana Island. 
Thomas Chapel. 

520
00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:11,240
Chose to stay. 
On Henderson Island rather than.

521
00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,920
Face any more time? 
In the whale boats, Captain. 

522
00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,920
Pollard promised to send a. 
Rescue ship for them if he had 

523
00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:22,360
the opportunity to do so. 
Before departing, Pollard wrote 

524
00:28:22,360 --> 00:28:25,040
an account of the sinking of the
Essex placed it in a metal. 

525
00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:30,240
Box and attached it to a tree. 
On the morning of December 27th,

526
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:33,760
the 17 men boarded their three 
whale boats and once again took 

527
00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:35,200
their. 
Chances in the open sea? 

528
00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,240
The three boats stayed together 
as before and set. 

529
00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:42,360
Out for Easter Island. 
Where its massive stone figures,

530
00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,920
the moai loomed over its. 
Shores and its native peoples 

531
00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:49,680
were known to be friendly. 
For the first seven days, all 

532
00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,960
went well and Chase was able to 
easily track their latitude. 

533
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,840
However, their luck ran out on 
January 3rd. 1821. 

534
00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,120
When a severe Gale whipped 
across their path, slamming the 

535
00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:02,920
whale boats. 
With harsh winds and crushing. 

536
00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:07,120
Waves The storm ravaged the 
boats for several hours, pushing

537
00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:08,800
the men to the brink of 
disaster. 

538
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:13,280
When the storm finally subsided,
Chase determined they had been 

539
00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,160
blown far off. 
Course to the South. 

540
00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:19,960
Now, with Easter Island to their
NE, unfavorable winds 

541
00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:21,960
eliminated. 
Any chance of successfully 

542
00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,120
landing? 
There, once confident, they. 

543
00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,800
Would reach Easter Island. 
They were now despondent. 

544
00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,200
Their only hope was continuing E
Southeast. 

545
00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:35,720
With the wind Chase lamented, we
had but little hesitation in 

546
00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,560
concluding, therefore, to steer 
for the islands of Juan 

547
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:43,200
Fernandez, which lay E southeast
from us distant 2500. 

548
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:47,360
Miles. 
The archipelago was most famous 

549
00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,800
for being the site. 
Of maroon sailor Alexander 

550
00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,480
Selkirk from seventeen O 4 to 17
O 9. 

551
00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:57,320
Selkirk's story is believed. 
To have inspired the 1719 novel 

552
00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:03,040
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel. 
Defoe, despite the brief respite

553
00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,520
and small amount of food. 
Obtained from Henderson Island. 

554
00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:09,400
The men were still extremely 
malnourished, weak and showing. 

555
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,960
Symptoms of mental degradation. 
With their rations limited to a 

556
00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:16,080
cup of water and 3 ounces of 
bread. 

557
00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:19,160
Starvation. 
Was a very real possibility. 

558
00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:22,680
Three days later, on January. 
10th. 

559
00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:24,960
Second mate Matthew Joy 
perished. 

560
00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:29,040
He had been sickly even before 
leaving Nantucket, and his 

561
00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:30,640
weakened state made him even 
more. 

562
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,480
Vulnerable to the probations of 
being stranded at sea. 

563
00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,040
Matthew Joy was sewn up. 
Inside of his clothes. 

564
00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:41,720
And given a dignified burial. 
At sea, boat steerer Obed 

565
00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:43,720
Hendrix took command of Joy's 
boat. 

566
00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,600
Two days later, the three boats 
were met with. 

567
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,520
Another squaw in the dark. 
Storm Owen Chase did what he 

568
00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,480
could to keep his boat from 
capsizing. 

569
00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:57,040
He turned into the wind. 
And held on as waves crashed 

570
00:30:57,040 --> 00:31:00,560
over his boat through. 
Rain, mist and spray. 

571
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,800
He soon realized he could not 
see. 

572
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:06,960
The other two boats chase. 
Continued to search for hours. 

573
00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,880
But to no avail. 
He and those with him on. 

574
00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:14,680
His boat were alone. 
With 1700 miles and five weeks 

575
00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:17,400
still to go, Chase reduced 
rations again. 

576
00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:21,120
He and the four others with them
were soon too weak to stand. 

577
00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,960
It took a superhuman effort 
simply to manage the sails and 

578
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,600
rudder. 
When a shark attacked their tiny

579
00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,280
boat, they tried to harpoon the 
animal, hoping. 

580
00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:32,280
For a much needed feast of shark
flesh. 

581
00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:36,440
But they were too weak to even 
Pierce the shark skin and barely

582
00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,040
managed. 
To just drive it away. 

583
00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,800
On January 20th, Richard 
Peterson told Chase that he 

584
00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,480
would voluntarily. 
Forgo his rations feeling. 

585
00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:49,440
His death was near Chase, 
described in a few. 

586
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:51,000
Minutes. 
He became speechless. 

587
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,040
The breath appeared to be. 
Leaving his body. 

588
00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:55,560
And at 4 O clock. 
He was gone. 

589
00:31:56,440 --> 00:32:00,120
Like Matthew, Joy Peterson was 
given a proper mariner's burial 

590
00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:03,600
on the same day. 
But 100 miles? 

591
00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:07,480
North in Hendricks's boat. 
Another man, Lawson Thomas, 

592
00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:11,080
perished also. 
As their provisions had run out.

593
00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:13,560
The decision was made to eat his
body. 

594
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,800
Two days later, Charles Shorter 
died. 

595
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:20,160
Followed in succession by 
Isaiah, Shepherd and Samuel. 

596
00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,400
Reed, the Flesh of the. 
Men was removed. 

597
00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,120
And what was not eaten 
immediately? 

598
00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:31,080
Was stored for the future. 
By January 28th, 11 remained 4IN

599
00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,440
captain. 
Pollard's boat, 3IN Hendrix's 

600
00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:38,800
boat and four with Chase. 
During the night of January 

601
00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,720
29th, Hendrix became separated 
from Pollard. 

602
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,160
Drifting out of Sight. 
Obed. 

603
00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:46,920
Hendrix, William. 
Bond and Joseph West. 

604
00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,560
Were never seen again. 
Months. 

605
00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,480
Later, a boat with three. 
Skeletons washed up on Ducey. 

606
00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,520
Island whether it was the three 
men from the. 

607
00:32:55,520 --> 00:33:00,560
Essex remains uncertain. 
On February 1st, what remained 

608
00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:02,960
of the stored flesh was gone and
Captain Pollard. 

609
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:06,240
Made the decision to draw lots 
according to the custom of the 

610
00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:08,880
sea. 
He wrote of this. 

611
00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,560
We looked at each other with 
horrid thoughts on our minds, 

612
00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,640
but we held our tongues. 
I am sure we loved one. 

613
00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,920
Another as brothers all. 
The time yet our looks told. 

614
00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:23,040
Plainly, what must be done? 
Lots were drawn. 

615
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,440
Charles Ramsdell drew the. 
Lot of executioner. 

616
00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:30,160
Cabin boy Owen Coffin was the 
unfortunate. 

617
00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:34,760
Soul who drew the shortest? 
I started forward and cried out.

618
00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:37,920
Recounted. 
Pollard, my lad, my lad, if you 

619
00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,920
don't like your lot, I'll shoot 
the first man that touches you. 

620
00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:43,760
The poor, emaciated boy 
hesitated. 

621
00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:46,760
For a moment or two. 
Quietly laying his head down. 

622
00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,000
Upon the gunnel of the. 
Boat, he said. 

623
00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:51,000
I like. 
It as well as any. 

624
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:55,040
Other he was soon dispatched. 
And nothing of him left. 

625
00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,400
On the 11th of February, a 
Portuguese sailor named Barzili 

626
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,520
Ray succumbed to starvation, and
he too was. 

627
00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:08,000
Eaten by Pollard and Ramsdale. 
At about that same time on 

628
00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:11,040
Chase's boat, Isaac. 
Cole went mad with delirium. 

629
00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:13,199
Asked for a napkin and fell to 
the. 

630
00:34:13,199 --> 00:34:17,440
Bottom of the boat in a fit. 
He died soon after and his body 

631
00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,440
was consumed by. 
The three remaining men. 

632
00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:23,560
I have no language to paint the 
anguish of our. 

633
00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:26,520
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By February 18th, both Pollard 

652
00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,800
and Chase were approximately 300
miles. 

653
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:50,000
West of the Chilean coast, 
although separated by hundreds 

654
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:53,760
of miles. 
That morning, while Owen Chase 

655
00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:57,000
was dozing and cabin boy Thomas 
Nickerson was near death. 

656
00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,240
Under a canvas. 
Benjamin Lawrence. 

657
00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:03,320
Suddenly shouted. 
There's a sail chase who could 

658
00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:04,760
barely stand. 
Struggled. 

659
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:06,600
To his feet and peered over the 
side. 

660
00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:11,720
As he described it, they were 
quote in a state of abstraction 

661
00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:15,360
and ecstasy upon the blessed 
vision of a vessel. 7 miles off.

662
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,680
It was the vessel. 
Indian out of London. 

663
00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:22,440
In desperation and using what 
strength they could muster, they

664
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:26,400
managed to reach the Indian. 
Far too weak to climb aboard, 

665
00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:30,320
the three men had to be carried 
five days later. 

666
00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,800
Pollard and Ramsdale were also. 
Rescued by the Nantucket whaler 

667
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,720
Delphine, 100. 
Miles from the Chilean coast. 

668
00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:40,520
Near Saint Mary's Island. 
The two men had been delirious 

669
00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,520
with. 
Starvation fading in and out of 

670
00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:44,520
consciousness. 
While sucking on the bones. 

671
00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:49,560
Of their fallen comrades Owen. 
Chase, Thomas Nickerson and 

672
00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:52,560
Benjamin Lawrence were taken 
first to Juan Fernandez Island, 

673
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,120
their intended. 
Destination, which was just a 

674
00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:56,720
few miles from where they were 
rescued. 

675
00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,680
The Indian then took. 
Them to Valparaiso. 

676
00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:03,160
Where they were placed on board 
the USS Constellation to recover

677
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:04,600
under the care. 
Of the ship surgeon. 

678
00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,840
Pollard and Ramsdale were 
transferred to the Nantucket. 

679
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:11,680
Whale ship, two brothers and on 
March. 17th they were reunited. 

680
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,600
With their three shipmates on 
board the USS Constellation. 

681
00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,080
Chase, Nickerson, Lawrence and. 
Ramsdale departed Valparaiso for

682
00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:22,280
Nantucket aboard the whale ship 
Eagle on March 23rd. 

683
00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:25,320
Captain Pollard. 
Was too weak to travel. 

684
00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:27,280
And remained on board the. 
Constellation. 

685
00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:29,600
He returned to. 
Nantucket, two months. 

686
00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:31,720
Later in May. 
On board the vessel, two 

687
00:37:31,720 --> 00:37:36,400
brothers, the commander of the. 
Constellation arranged for the 

688
00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:37,800
rescue. 
Of the three men still. 

689
00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:41,960
Stranded, Captain Pollard kept 
his promise and arranged with 

690
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,520
the commander of the. 
Constellation. 

691
00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:45,680
For the rescue of the. 
Three men still stranded. 

692
00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:49,160
On Henderson Island, still 
believing them to be on Ducey 

693
00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,280
Island, the constellation's 
commander. 

694
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,800
Asked the captain of the 
Australian merchant vessel 

695
00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:55,920
Surrey. 
To make a stop to rescue the 

696
00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,800
men. 
Finding Ducey completely 

697
00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:02,160
uninhabited, the captain wisely 
speculated that they had been 

698
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:04,000
mistaken. 
About what island they were on. 

699
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:08,640
And he continued on to Henderson
Island, Thomas Chapel, William 

700
00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:10,480
Wright and Seth Weeks. 
Were found. 

701
00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:14,160
Alive and were rescued. 
They served as part of the. 

702
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,240
Crew on the Surrey for a time 
before. 

703
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:18,560
Returning to. 
England and the United States. 

704
00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:22,560
Respectively, after the loss of 
their ship, the crew. 

705
00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:25,720
Of the Essex sailed. 
An unbelievable distance of 40. 

706
00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:29,760
500 miles in open boats, 
battling storms and fending off 

707
00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:33,560
starvation. 
Of the 21 men who set out on the

708
00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:37,200
Essex from Nantucket, 9 
survived, including Henry. 

709
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,480
DeWitt, who jumped ship and out 
of Camas. 

710
00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:43,560
Of the 12 who died, only. 
Two were buried at sea. 

711
00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:46,520
Three men disappeared, and 
seven. 

712
00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,880
Of the men were eaten. 
Including Owen Coffin, who was 

713
00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:51,960
killed specifically. 
For this purpose. 

714
00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:57,000
News of the Essex reached. 
Nantucket prior to the arrival 

715
00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,880
of the five survivors who 
reached Chile. 

716
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:00,800
And it was. 
Well known that the men. 

717
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:04,240
Had engaged in cannibalism. 
But Nantucketers understood. 

718
00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:06,400
The dangers of whaling. 
And what men must. 

719
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:10,360
Do to survive they were. 
Accepted back into the community

720
00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,360
and each of. 
Them went on to captain his own 

721
00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:15,680
ship. 
Unlike Captain Thomas Dudley and

722
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:18,880
Edwin Stevens from the 1880. 4 
Wreck of the mignonet. 

723
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:21,760
None of the survivors. 
From the Essex faced any 

724
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:23,520
criminal charges for their 
actions. 

725
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,560
Captain Pollard was given 
command. 

726
00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:29,520
Of the two brothers and set out 
on another Pacific voyage in 

727
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:33,000
1820. 2 with fellow Essex 
survivor Thomas Nickerson 

728
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:36,000
joining him. 
Two brothers itself. 

729
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,920
Was wrecked on French Frigate 
Shoal near the Hawaiian Islands 

730
00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:41,480
in 1823. 
And its crew were rescued the 

731
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,440
following. 
Day by the will ship Martha. 

732
00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:47,120
This was to be Pollard's last. 
Voyage on a whale ship. 

733
00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:49,040
As he was deemed to be. 
An unlucky. 

734
00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:52,080
Captain, He served a brief stint
on a merchant. 

735
00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:54,200
Vessel before taking a job as a.
Grocer. 

736
00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:57,640
He later became a town 
constable, serving as a night. 

737
00:39:57,640 --> 00:39:59,880
Watchman in Nantucket for 13 
years. 

738
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:04,200
Every year on November 20th. 
The anniversary of the sinking 

739
00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:06,560
of the. 
Essex Pollard remembered and 

740
00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:10,040
honored his fallen comrades by 
quietly fasting at home. 

741
00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:14,560
Pollard was married to his wife 
Mary for 50 years and died in 

742
00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:16,400
1870. 
At the age of 70. 

743
00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:21,920
Nine first mate Owen Chase spent
an additional 2 decades whaling 

744
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:24,280
in the Pacific, eventually 
becoming master. 

745
00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:26,000
And part owner of the whale ship
Charles. 

746
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:30,720
Carroll Chase was married four 
times, his second wife being the

747
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:33,440
widow of Essex second mate 
Matthew Joy. 

748
00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:38,480
Chase retired from whaling in 
1840 and slowly drifted into 

749
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:41,400
insanity. 
He began hoarding food in the. 

750
00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:44,360
Attic of his Nantucket home. 
Most likely due to the. 

751
00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:46,160
Traumatic experiences he endured
at. 

752
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:50,120
Sea he also suffered from. 
Headaches and nightmares and 

753
00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:52,320
spent. 
Eight years at the Quays Asylum,

754
00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:56,680
a facility for the quote 
intemperate, feeble, unemployed 

755
00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:58,640
and insane. 
In Nantucket. 

756
00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:05,840
He died in 1860. 9 at age 71. 
Cabin boy Thomas Nickerson. 

757
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:08,480
Served on board whale ships for 
over 10 more years. 

758
00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:10,400
Before moving on to Merchant. 
Vessels. 

759
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:14,680
And captaining his own ship, he 
retired to Brooklyn, NY, where 

760
00:41:14,680 --> 00:41:17,160
author Leon Lewis convinced him 
to write an account. 

761
00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,760
Of his experiences on the Essex,
which Nickerson. 

762
00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:23,800
Did He delivered his memoirs to 
Lewis for editing, but the 

763
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:26,320
manuscript was placed in a trunk
and forgotten. 

764
00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:29,080
Nickerson then returned to 
Nantucket. 

765
00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:31,400
With his wife Margaret. 
Where he operated a boarding 

766
00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:34,160
house. 
Thomas Nickerson died in 1880. 

767
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:38,160
Three at age 70. 7 But his 
manuscript was eventually 

768
00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:42,240
discovered in 1960 along with 
his account of the 1823. 

769
00:41:42,240 --> 00:41:46,320
Wreck of the two brothers. 
It took another 20 years to be 

770
00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:49,160
authenticated and was then 
donated to the Nantucket 

771
00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:53,920
Historical Association. 
Finally, in 1984, the loss of 

772
00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:57,480
the ship Essex, sunk by a whale 
and the ordeal of the crew. 

773
00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:02,840
In Open Boats was published. 
Charles Ramsdale continued to 

774
00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:06,400
work on whaling ships, including
the vessel Thames in 1822, 

775
00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:09,680
before becoming captain of the 
vessel Lydia out of Salem. 

776
00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:14,720
He was married twice, had six 
children, and died in 1866. 

777
00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:19,960
Benjamin Lawrence also continued
whaling for the next. 2 decades.

778
00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:23,120
He became part owner and. 
Master of the vessel Dromo out 

779
00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:25,680
of Nantucket, going on three 
Atlantic voyages. 

780
00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:29,960
In 1848, he became the. 
Keeper of the Quays Asylum. 

781
00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:32,480
Before returning to a. 
Quiet life of farming and 

782
00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:35,440
fishing. 
From his home in Skonce he had 

783
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,320
6. 
Children with his wife, Eliza. 

784
00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:43,120
And died in 1879. 
Herman Melville's 18. 51 novel 

785
00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:45,400
Moby Dick. 
Was clearly inspired by the 

786
00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:49,640
story of the Essex Melville 
claimed to have met Owen Chase's

787
00:42:49,640 --> 00:42:50,760
son while. 
At sea. 

788
00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:54,320
Who gave him a copy? 
Of Chase's memoir Narrative. 

789
00:42:54,320 --> 00:42:57,400
Of the most extraordinary and 
distressing shipwreck of the 

790
00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:59,160
Whale ship. 
Essex of Nantucket. 

791
00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:02,280
Which was attacked and finally 
destroyed by a large spermicide.

792
00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:06,680
Whale in the Pacific Ocean. 
Of this work, Melville stated 

793
00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:10,800
the reading of this wondrous. 
Story upon the Landless Sea and.

794
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:13,960
Close to the very latitude of 
the shipwreck had a surprising 

795
00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:14,840
effect. 
Upon me. 

796
00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:18,600
Today, the story of the 
whaleship. 

797
00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:20,840
Essex is remembered. 
As one of the greatest. 

798
00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:26,360
Whaling tragedies of all time. 
That's going to do it for this 

799
00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,520
bonus episode, The Whaleship 
Essex. 

800
00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:31,400
Thank you so much for. 
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801
00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:33,000
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802
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:35,480
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803
00:43:35,480 --> 00:43:37,120
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Siegfried. 

804
00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:39,600
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805
00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:42,760
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806
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807
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808
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809
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810
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811
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812
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813
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814
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815
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816
00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:14,200
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817
00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:19,200
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818
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:20,560
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