Episode 520: The Tragedy of the Essex Part I - Thar She Blows!
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You're in a Tortoise
Whalers decimated the tortoise population of the Galapagos Islands. San Franciscans had also discovered that turtles are super tasty. The Essex heard about the offshore ground in May and set course, but they didn't actually arrive there until November of 1820. It's presumed that it was a breeding ground.
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