In The Heart Of The Sea Summary
In The Heart Of The Sea, a book written by Nathaniel Philbrick and published on May 8, 2000, revolves around the tragedy of a whaleship named Essex, in the year 1820. Aboard the Essex African Americans were treated equal to the white once they set foot on the vessel. From Nantucket in 1819, the Essex set sail on a whale hunt that was supposed to take two to three years out in the Pacific ocean.Once at sea the whale hunters had a bad feeling of the squall that slowly approached them, but the captain didn’t hesitate to reassure his crewmates that they would be fine. Unfortunately Captain Pollard miscalculated how severe the storm was and once they were near the squall, the Captain ordered the helmsman to steer the vessel 180° opposite direction,
away from the wind to avoid collision with the storm. The squall harshly hit the vessel causing severe damage. Several sails had been torn, the cookhouse was destroyed, and two whaleboats, hung on the post side, were torn from their darts along with all their gear. Additionally the spare boat on the stern had been crushed by the waves.Despite the damage, Chase urged everyone to continue the voyage, he insisted that they would be able to obtain spare whaleboats in the Azores. Unfortunately once there, there were no whaleboats only fresh vegetables.
Two weeks later, they spotted a whaleship that run up onto the beach.Captain Pollard negotiated with Gardner and bought a single whaleboat. Then they sailed past the equator, where they encountered their first whale, but due to Chase’s hesitation a second whale had come up beneath them launching everyone into the sky destroying, once again, a whaleboat. Months later the Essex reaches the coast of Peru, where they are reunited with captain Daniel Russell , the former captain of the Essex. Russel informs the Essex crew about a new whaling ground and Pollard decides to take his crew there. After loosing Hendry De Witt and pulling a horrible prank of setting Charles Island on fire, the crew has sailed more than more than a thousand miles west of the Galapagos. After a dispute that consists of Chase becoming a harpooner, he attempts to harpoon a whale, but fails as the whale destroys the ship due to it being under the whaleboat. The same accident occurs 4 days later. Then the crew becomes face to face with the whale that did such destruction but finds themselves the whales target. The whale collides
away from the wind to avoid collision with the storm. The squall harshly hit the vessel causing severe damage. Several sails had been torn, the cookhouse was destroyed, and two whaleboats, hung on the post side, were torn from their darts along with all their gear. Additionally the spare boat on the stern had been crushed by the waves.Despite the damage, Chase urged everyone to continue the voyage, he insisted that they would be able to obtain spare whaleboats in the Azores. Unfortunately once there, there were no whaleboats only fresh vegetables.
Two weeks later, they spotted a whaleship that run up onto the beach.Captain Pollard negotiated with Gardner and bought a single whaleboat. Then they sailed past the equator, where they encountered their first whale, but due to Chase’s hesitation a second whale had come up beneath them launching everyone into the sky destroying, once again, a whaleboat. Months later the Essex reaches the coast of Peru, where they are reunited with captain Daniel Russell , the former captain of the Essex. Russel informs the Essex crew about a new whaling ground and Pollard decides to take his crew there. After loosing Hendry De Witt and pulling a horrible prank of setting Charles Island on fire, the crew has sailed more than more than a thousand miles west of the Galapagos. After a dispute that consists of Chase becoming a harpooner, he attempts to harpoon a whale, but fails as the whale destroys the ship due to it being under the whaleboat. The same accident occurs 4 days later. Then the crew becomes face to face with the whale that did such destruction but finds themselves the whales target. The whale collides