Despite this,In the Heart of the Seahas unexpectedly become a global Netflix hita decade later.
However, the movie portrays the courage of the survivors well.Three such survivors stayed on Henderson Island.
The voyage ahead in boats that were horrifyingly exposed would have been a prospect that nobody wanted to face.
In the movieIn The Heart of the Sea,the facts are slightly altered here.
They have Matthew Joy, the second mate of the Essex, stay behind on the island to die.
He was true to his word.
Wright, Weeks, and Chappel were rescued by an Australian ship, the Surry,in April 1821.
This was five months after the Essexs sinking.
It isincredible that all three of the men who stayed on the island survived.
Based on the real-life event that inspired Moby Dick, In the Heart of the Sea is directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth as Owen Chase, first mate of the whaling ship Essex who must fight for his life in the middle of the ocean when a whale destroys his ship, killing most of his crew and stranding him and a few survivors on a lifeboat. Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson also star.
This was a few days after he and Ramsdell were rescued by the Dauphin.
Further, the food situation became worse after they remained on the island.
Nickerson also relayed the following account from Weeks:
The fish could rarely be caught.
Weeks account is harrowing.
Despite initially having some resources, his account shows the three men actually survived against staggering odds.
He eventually became a captain, whereas the disaster would end Pollards whaling career.
In Weeks later years, he retired to Cape Cod.
He lived a long life, dying aged 84, and he is buried in Plymouth, MA.
Although his captain status is confirmed, it is unconfirmed whether he returned to whaling specifically.
Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson also star.
