Diagonally across from Melville’s lodgings was the home of none other than George Pollard Jr., the former captain of the Essex. Pollard, as it turned out, had gone to sea again after the loss ...

Only three days into their voyage, a violent squall battered the Essex, terrifying the inexperienced crew. The ship began to creak and listed dangerously. Captain Pollard managed to reach the ...

It is about the whaling ship "Essex," which sank after being attacked by a sperm whale. Nickerson is based on the ship's cabin boy and played by Brendon Gleeson in the movie's present timeline ...