The Connecticut Spring Boat Show brings gleaming vessels to the Essex waterfront, allowing visitors to admire everything from classic wooden boats to state-of-the-art yachts while pretending they’re ...

"In the Heart of the Sea," about how the whaling ship Essex was smashed and sunk by a massive sperm whale. It was the inspiration for Herman Melville’s "Moby Dick." If we have what scholars call ...

The story revolves around the crew of the Essex, a ship that has been refitted by a whaling company in Nantucket to hunt whales for their whale oil. After spending months searching the Atlantic ...

So, what is the true story behind In the Heart of the Sea? Here’s everything to know about the real Essex whale attack — and the tragic ... head south in hopes of being spotted by another whaling ship ...

So, what is the true story behind In the Heart of the Sea? Here’s everything to know about the real Essex whale attack — and the tragic events that followed. On Nov. 20, 1820, a whaling ship ...

Netflix’s top 10 is constantly changing as new titles are added to the streaming service. For weeks, the thriller “Carry-On” held the No. 1 spot, but as of January 6, it’s been overtaken ...

The 2015 movie, In The Heart Of The Sea, is inspired by a thrilling true ... whaling voyages which proved financially ...

It follows the tragic true ... Essex, which was struck and sunk by a massive sperm whale in 1820. The central characters of In the Heart of the Sea are Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), the ship's ...