Unlike the fictional Pequod in Moby-Dick , the Essex was sunk by a real whale. The crew escaped in three fragile whaling boats. They had no maps, very little food, and no fresh water.
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The novel "In the Heart of the Sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick (2000) tells the true story of the whaleship Essex, which was attacked by a massive sperm whale on November 20, 1820. The harrowing experience of the Essex's crew inspired Herman Melville to write "Moby-Dick".
