Sam Keeley as Ramsdell and Chris Hemsworth as Owen Chase in Warner Bros. Pictures' 'In the Heart of the Sea' (2015). Though some moments were dramatized, Howard's film remained faithful to the ...

Though it may seem modern, whales have been sinking boats since at least the 1800's. In 1820, a sperm whale sank a whaling boat. The lifeboats were later attacked by what may have been orcas. This ...

Based on true events that occurred in 1820, a ship called Essex is preyed upon by a whale of mammoth size and will, forcing its crew to survive at sea for 90 days in "In the Heart of the Sea." The ...

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Warning: this article discusses violence and cannibalism. Ron Howard's 2015 film In the Heart of the Sea is a gripping drama that tells the story of the whaling ship Essex and its crew's fight for ...

First ed. published in 1821 under title: Narrative of the most extraordinary and distressing shipwreck of the whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket.

On this day in 1820, a giant sperm whale rammed the whaling ship Essex during a whale hunt in the South Pacific, as the crew attempted to slaughter other members of a whale pod. The gigantic whale ...

When Capt. George Pollard sailed his whaling vessel, the Essex, into the turbulent waters of the South Pacific in November 1820, he was certain death was on his side. But as his crew descended on two ...

WASHINGTON – A ship sailing in the same South Pacific waters as the vessel that was inspiration for the “Moby Dick” novel sank in a matter of minutes after it clashed with a whale. Rick Rodriguez and ...

In the Heart of the Sea isn’t just an epic tale of man versus nature, it’s also a dramatic recounting of a real attack. Though some moments were dramatized, Howard's film remained faithful to the ...