Public Presentation: The 1871 Whaling Disaster and the Search for the Lost Fleet
14.05.2018
In September of 1871, 32 whaling ships were caught in the ice along the shore of the Arctic Ocean in Alaska. More than 1200 people were stranded. The raging winds and grinding ice surrounding them made survival only a remote possibility. An event of historical significance, leading to the end of Yankee Whaling in the early 20th Century.
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