Being rescued was supposed to be the end of the story. For these survivors, it became the beginning of interviews, legends, difficult memories, and a public identity built around disaster.
At just fourteen, Thomas Nickerson was the youngest crewmember of the whaleship Essex. When the ship was struck and sunk by a whale, he was launched into one of the most grueling sagas of survival in maritime history.
My father is the stereotype of the hard-nosed Army vet dad. In fact, he’s so tough that he once walked around with a broken neck—for 25 whole years.
The crew of the HMS Bounty mutinied against Captain William Bligh and set him adrift in the middle of the Pacific in a 21-foot open boat. It was the start of one of history's great survival stories.
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