Sank by a Whale

In 1820 there was a ship called Essex.

It was traveling to the Pacific Ocean
so they can hunt for whales.

The whales name was Moby Dick.
It was 32 meters long it was bigger the the ship. He Hit his Head on the side of the ship 2 time and a lot of water filled the ship and it sank.

They Had to kill the young boy Owen Coffin. They were Hungry so they kill Owen because they had no food or a drink. There were only 20 people in the ship that Survived.