Essex Escapades Get Wrecked

The Unluckiest Luckiest Ship: grab your harpoon and hop aboard the Essex with Colleen and Julia as they explore the escapades that led to the sinking of this ship. A whale of a tale, sail along with us on this 1820s ship to hear a lot of bad decisions, with interesting outcomes unfold on the seven seas!

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Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-life-horror-that-inspired-moby-dick-17576/

https://www.americanheritage.com/essex-disaster#2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(whaleship)