In 1820, a sperm whale sank a whaling boat. The lifeboats were later attacked by what may have been orcas. This story is said to have inspired the novel "Moby-Dick," and was adapted into a 2015 film.

Down to the Sea in Ships is a lengthy saga of early whaling ships and the men who commanded them. It is told with emphasis on character study rather than action.

The Essex began its final journey in August 1819, departing its home island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, for the ...

"Whale-ship collisions have typically only been studied at a local or regional level—like off the east and west coasts of the continental U.S., and patterns of risk remain unknown for large ...

A whaling ship that left Warren, Rhode Island more than 150 years ago likely sailed 10,000 miles from home before wrecking off southern Argentina, scientists now say. After analyzing tree rings in ...

Passengers aboard a luxury cruise ship watched in horror Sunday as ... The Faroe Islands have been a semi-autonomous region since 1948 and are not part of the European Union, allowing whaling ...

The Mystic Seaport Museum's new show uses blubber hooks, whale foetuses, scrimshaw and a giant mural to recount how the whale ...

In 2021, the first full year of Whale Safe’s operation in the Santa Barbara Channel, there were no recorded whale-ship interactions in the area, which Dr. McCauley called an encouraging sign.

Cuffe’s whaling business included at least 17 trips using eight ships, 14 with captains of color. In all, 52 men of color are known to have become whaling captains during the lifetime of the ...

Ship strikes are a leading cause of death for whales, with an estimated 20,000 killed by collisions annually. This is particularly concerning for sub-species already facing extinction, with ...

The whale numbers less than 360 and has been in decline in recent years in large part because of collisions with ships and entanglement in commercial fishing gear.

A humpback whale in front of cargo ships in the Santa Barbara Channel, off the California coast. (Credit: Adam Ernster) The team found that mandatory measures to reduce whale-ship collisions were very ...