Sentences with phrase «by whaling captain»

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It is hard to say just what Moby - Dick, Melville's greatest and most famous work, really is: a metaphysical Romantic tragedy about Captain Ahab's sexual obsession with an enormous white whale; an immense picaresque comedy about sailing; or a serio - comic grand opera that begins with the narrating Ishmael bored by the streaming crowds of New York and ends with him alone in the ocean, floating on the harpooner Queequeg's coffin.

In the play Angels in America, Prior, a character living with AIDS, describes the arrival of his ancestor, a ship captain who made his living by bringing whale oil to the Old World and immigrants to the New World.

Though slightly intimidated by the sermon delivered by Father Mapple (Orson Welles in a brilliant one - take cameo), who warns that those who challenge the sea are in danger of losing their souls, Ishmael nonetheless signs on to the Pequod, a whaling ship captained by the brooding, one - legged Ahab (Gregory Peck).

Having risen from a lowly orphan to a respected seaman, Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth) finds himself as First Mate on the Essex, a whaling ship captained by the rather pompous George Pollard (Benjamin Walker).

8 — Moby Dick (Twilight Time, Blu - ray), John Huston's 1956 film of Herman Melville's whaling drama turned epic odyssey starring Gregory Peck plays the obsessed Captain Ahab, was scripted in collaboration with Ray Bradbury and shot by cinematographer Oswald Morris with a desaturated color palette to give the film a sepia quality to evoke the engraving and illustrations of the whaling era.

Starring Chris Hemsworth as experienced first mate Owen Chase, and Benjamin Walker as the untested Captain Pollard, the film begins by taking us back to 1820 and to Nantucket, New England where the whaling ship Essex has set off to find whale oil to bring back to fuel the city.

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Have a camera ready to go at all times More than once an announcement was made overhead by the captain or the excursion leader saying they had spotted killer whales, leopard seals or a beautiful location, such as Elephant Island, that you didn't want to miss.

Clatsop Loop traces the route used by an expedition party from Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery led by Captain William Clark who visited the area of present day Cannon Beach in 1806 in search of a beached whale that the local Native Americans had informed them of.

Commercial whaling by Europeans of the species in the North Pacific began in the winter of 1845 — 46, when two United States ships, the Hibernia and the United States, under Captains Smith and Stevens, caught 32 in Magdalena Bay.

Sea Quest kayak trip being examined by a spyhopping killer whale — photo by Washington whale watching captain Jim Maya.

Of course, the whales are wild and there is never any guarantee that you'll see them, but your captain and guides will be in constant contact by radio with other boats all using gps and knowledge of the recent movements of the animals in the area.

Fully narrated by an experienced Captain or Aquarium Naturalist, whale watching is an exciting voyage off the Pacific Coast where you can see whales, dolphins, seals, and birds make incredible journeys along our coast, ranging from a few hundred miles to many thousands.

3.5 hour whale watching cruise off Point Loma (you will go out to sea) Opportunity to spot whales, dolphins, sea lions and other marine wildlife and featuring GRAY WHALES An exclusive look at local environmental efforts Professional live narration by our expert captains and Whalers from San Diego Natural History Museum Snack bars featuring hot food and snacks, full bar and souvenirs Climate - controlled indoor or outdooor seating up on the sun deck 30 feet off the water for great views Views of famous San Diego lanwhales, dolphins, sea lions and other marine wildlife and featuring GRAY WHALES An exclusive look at local environmental efforts Professional live narration by our expert captains and Whalers from San Diego Natural History Museum Snack bars featuring hot food and snacks, full bar and souvenirs Climate - controlled indoor or outdooor seating up on the sun deck 30 feet off the water for great views Views of famous San Diego lanWHALES An exclusive look at local environmental efforts Professional live narration by our expert captains and Whalers from San Diego Natural History Museum Snack bars featuring hot food and snacks, full bar and souvenirs Climate - controlled indoor or outdooor seating up on the sun deck 30 feet off the water for great views Views of famous San Diego landmarks

You'll feel like a true explorer on the Clatsop Loop Trail, which traces the footsteps of a group led by Captain William Clark more than 200 years ago as they looked for a beached whale.

On some trips, narration is provided by knowledgeable captains, people who have been going to sea with whales for years and have made a point of educating themselves so they can answer passengers» questions correctly.

A continuation of Sabina Streeter's previous show, Captains, Mates, + Widows, the exhibition is a collection of paintings inspired by the lives and personae of the great whaling era.

The intrepid officially - licensed hunter who bagged a Gold Trophy Game would be rewarded by being made captain of a motor torpedo boat whose mission would be to sink a Japanese whaling vessel.

The bottom line is that law is being broken by the Japanese with vast, tragic consequences for the whales, and until the international community gets its act together and stations a navy of armed battleships to stop the unconscionable activities by the Japanese, it will be up to Captain Paul Watson and his stink bombs alone to stop them.

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The Whale Wars war of words continues: Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson has issued a long statement countering allegations made by former Sea Shepherd Captain Pete Bethune earlier in the week, wherein Bethune says Watson ordered the sinking of the Ady Gil to «garner sympathy» and to make good television.

The Whale Wars war of words continues: Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson has issued a long statement countering allegations made by former Sea Shepherd Captain Pete Bethune earlier in the week, wherein Bethune says Watson ordered the sinking of the Ady

Just last September, an acoustic monitoring program was established by the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in alliance with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for this very reason: to track whales» seasonal migration patterns and provide information to New York state policymakers who develop strategies and management plans to protect these threatened mammals.This listening system originated with the thirteen high - tech buoys deployed around Massachusetts Bay which sounds an alarm to ship captains warning them of the presence of whales so that they will reduce the sped of their vessels to 10 knots.