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