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| [00:01.25] | 200 years ago, on the other side of the South Pacific, 200 |
| [00:05.24] | the journey of our whalemen was coming to an end. |
| [00:09.33] | 94 days after the ship was scuttled by a sperm whale, |
| [00:14.09] | one of the whaleboats was finally spotted 400 miles off the coast of Chile. |
| [00:19.40] | Only Captain Pollard and Ramsdell remained, |
| [00:23.09] | gnawing on the bones of their dead shipmates. |
| [00:27.04] | 17 days earlier, in their darkest hour, 17 |
| [00:29.72] | they had drawn lots, executed and eaten them. |
| [00:35.44] | Of the three boats that were cast adrift, |
| [00:37.97] | two resorted to cannibalism, one was never seen again. |
| [00:42.98] | Navigating and surviving in this vast, remote wilderness |
| [00:46.98] | had proved almost impossible for these experienced sailors. |
| [00:51.12] | And at times, even the ultimate ocean travellers need help. |
| [00:55.72] | Natural harbours may be safe havens for sailors, |
| [00:59.77] | but for the migratory whales, they can be death traps. |
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