воскресенье, 13 февраля 2011 г.

Pictures: 1823 Whaling Shipwreck Found in Hawaii

In 2008, 185 years after the Massachusetts whaling shipTwo Brotherscame to rest on a Hawaiian reef, its rusty anchor is measured by divers.

Two Brotherswas captained by George Pollard, Jr., whose only other whaling ship, theEssex, sank in 1820 after being rammed by a sperm whale—an incident that inspired Herman Melville'sMoby-Dick.

Read the full story:"Rare 1823 Wreck Found—Captain Linked to 'Moby-Dick,' Cannibalism."


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