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 Essex, american whaling ship that was rammed by a sperm whale on november 20, 1820, and later sank, sending its crew on an arduous journey to safety. After the whaleship essex was sunk by a vengeful sperm whale, its crew was left on the high seas for 90 days — causing them to resort to cannibalism The whaleship essex on november 20, 1820, an enraged sperm whale rammed and sank the nantucket whaleship essex in the middle of the pacific ocean, 1,300 miles from the nearest land Twenty sailors survived the attack and quickly outfitted their three small whaleboats to make a journey to safety. Which was attacked and finally destroyed by a large spermaceti whale, in the pacific ocean
The boats were eventually separated by storms and darkness, and after more than 90 days two of them, holding five survivors, were picked up by.
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