The Essex and the sailors that Chris Hemsworth ... Though their captain, George Pollard Jr., wanted to set sail towards the closest islands, rumors of their allegedly cannibalistic inhabitants ...

Though their captain, George Pollard Jr., wanted to set sail towards ... Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex, the 23-year-old sailor wrote that the starved crew ...

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 ...