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The story of The Essex was the apparent basis for Moby Dick but the reality was deadly. The ship was sunk and the surviving men spent months at sea. Aside from the voyage of Captain Bligh after the incidents on the Bounty this is one of the most remarkable tales of seamanship ever told.