The Greenhands, a 87 Foot Long Ship, Got Hit by a Squall

The essex set sail on august twelfth 19 18 on a two and a half year voyage just catching whales and killing whales. But things went south in about two days when the boat got hit by a squall. The top gallant sail was destroyed, which is likee top square one, right up there. So it almost sinks. They lost two whale boats. And thens the they also had issues, not just from the squall, but also, the officers had miscalculated. Idiots werein boston, but the crew had little experience, so they didn't turn fast enough,. stuff like that.