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For a relatively brief period during the late 18th and early 19th centuries ... kept by Captain Reuben Russell of the Nantucket whaling ship Susan depicts him atop the flukes of a right whale.
Centuries-old ship logs from whaling vessels are helping scientists chart a more sustainable path in the face of extreme ...
What can centuries-old whaling ship logs tell us about today’s extreme weather? According to scientists, the answer is a lot. They’re using the information recorded by mariners going back hundreds of ...
with whaling nations establishing remote land stations and deploying factory ships that could spend months at sea processing whale oil on board. By the 20 th century, industrial-scale commercial ...
The Rochester Police Badges with Books Storytime returns to the Library at 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 16. Chief Assad and his officers are taking on the “Wonky Donkey” Challenge. They will attempt ...
It shows a ship and a mermaid ... The craft began in the mid 18th century and lasted until a ban on commercial whaling.
an historically significant 19th century whaler. (NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2022 ROV and Mapping Shakedown via Courthouse News) NEW ORLEANS (CN) — Researchers say the wreck of a whaling ship more than ...