Then, in the late 1860s, Svend Foyn perfected a highly effective harpoon cannon that featured an exploding head. Worldwide whale protection did not set in until almost a century later, and the ...

In spite of the high winds and rough seas, Hussey managed to harpoon and ... that of the right whale, providing a brighter and cleaner-burning light, but its block-shaped head contained a vast ...

Historians have long debated whether the end of slavery in the United States was primarily driven by moral campaigns or economic changes. But what if both perspectives are looking at only part of the ...

When the whale was at 150 feet or less, he would sight and fire the harpoon gun on the bow. Once the 140 pound harpoon with an exploding head had been fired into the whale, it was secured to the ...

Fastening harpoon points, Courtesy ... the majority of the crew members crowd into three small whaling boats and head east on a 3,000 mile journey towards the coast of Peru.

Tokyo has now withdrawn from the international court’s jurisdiction to head off any future challenge ... mist to obscure the view of the whales they hope to harpoon. Meyerson has nicknamed ...

forcing whaling ships to head to more distant waters, first plundering the rich pickings off the South American coast, then striking out into the Pacific. The economic stakes were high ...

Over the course of the summer whaling season, Kristiansen will harpoon perhaps 30 or 40 minke whales, butcher their carcasses on deck, and sell the meat dockside to local seafood merchants along ...

Norway has hunted whales in its own waters for centuries, but key technological advances, such as the exploding harpoon cannon, developed by its whalers in the 19 th century, enabled the expansion of ...