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[00:01.25]200 years ago, on the other side of the South Pacific, 200
[00:05.24]the journey of our whalemen was coming to an end.
[00:09.33]94 days after the ship was scuttled by a sperm whale,
[00:14.09]one of the whaleboats was finally spotted 400 miles off the coast of Chile.
[00:19.40]Only Captain Pollard and Ramsdell remained,
[00:23.09]gnawing on the bones of their dead shipmates.
[00:27.04]17 days earlier, in their darkest hour, 17
[00:29.72]they had drawn lots, executed and eaten them.
[00:35.44]Of the three boats that were cast adrift,
[00:37.97]two resorted to cannibalism, one was never seen again.
[00:42.98]Navigating and surviving in this vast, remote wilderness
[00:46.98]had proved almost impossible for these experienced sailors.
[00:51.12]And at times, even the ultimate ocean travellers need help.
[00:55.72]Natural harbours may be safe havens for sailors,
[00:59.77]but for the migratory whales, they can be death traps.