The Terrifying Story of the Real Moby Dick
- Episode aired May 10, 2021
- 21m
Arran recounts the ill fated whaling voyage of the Essex. Rammed and sunk by a giant sperm whale, the crew survived on meager supplies for months at sea in the ship's whale boats. Eventually... Read allArran recounts the ill fated whaling voyage of the Essex. Rammed and sunk by a giant sperm whale, the crew survived on meager supplies for months at sea in the ship's whale boats. Eventually crew members began to succumb to starvation and the surviving crew members turned to cann... Read allArran recounts the ill fated whaling voyage of the Essex. Rammed and sunk by a giant sperm whale, the crew survived on meager supplies for months at sea in the ship's whale boats. Eventually crew members began to succumb to starvation and the surviving crew members turned to cannibalism leaving Hermann Melville a story line for a new book.