whaler


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a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales

a ship engaged in whale fishing

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"Our destruction of the whaler close to a known pirate camp has sent a message to the Somali pirates that NATO and other coalition forces are willing to take the fight to them in order to prevent them from attacking merchant ships."
The Sea Shepherds are rather proud of what they're doing, fashioning themselves after pirates and claiming to have deprived Japanese whalers of some $70 million in revenue this year alone.
Ron Berman, Vice President of Product Development for Whaler, said the system can freeze the contents of the box, if desired.
He has told how he confronted the boss of the Whitley Whalers takeaway, in Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, to tell her of his son's chip and pin experience.
Japan whalers travelled as far as the North Atlantic or even to the Antarctic, killing about 500 whales last year.
WHALING ships once operated out of Liverpool but it was never a major industry in the port - at its height, around 1788, there were 21 vessels registered as whalers.
Attention from the nation's leader as well as various Pingtung officials earned Chang the title of the "the last great whaler," according to LTN.
A swimmer was killed by a bronze whaler in New South Wales in 2014 but attacks on humans are infrequent.
At 19, Mary Davidson is the oldest daughter of the community's lead whaler. Responsible for the care of her five motherless siblings, she is also the cook and laundress for her father's crew and old enough to understand what the use of kerosene over whale oil might mean to the family finances.
Among the companies that made regional or global launches are Gulf Craft, debuting three yachts globally and one sports cruiser boat in the UAE; Art Marine, which showcased the Riva 88' Florida and Riva 76' Perseo; Boston Whaler, debuting the Boston Whaler Outrage in the region; and Heesen, launching its Asya yacht.
Whaler Mr Chase (Hemsworth) and the crew of the ship Essex pursue a giant whale in 1820 that ultimately leads to the sinking of the vessel.
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is the retelling by Nantucket native Nathaniel Philbrick of the fate of the whaler and the crew, attacked by a gigantic whale in the Pacific in the waning days of the industry in the 1800s.