The Essex was a ship that was attacked by a sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. It sank, and the survivors were cast adrift and resorted to cannibalism before being rescued.
It inspired what book 30 years later.
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Moby Dick
(also, Nathaniel Philbrick’s book about the Essex, In the Heart of the Sea, is really worth a read. Don’t bother with the film though)
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