What a wonderful juxtaposition. The whaling ship Charles W. Morgan, built in 1841, and recently rebuilt by the Mystic Seaport Museum, sailing with humpback whales as they migrate across Stellwagen Bank off Massachusetts. No harpoons were in evidence and the whales did not seem threatened in the slightest by one of the more successful whale ships of her day.
Old Salt Blog
a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea , hosted by nautical novelist Rick Spilman
That was lovely! It’s so great to see the whaler Morgan, that beautiful old ship, sailing with whales again but this time with the goal being whale-watching, not hunting. It’s a wonderful tableau of cultural change and maturation.
First time I was on the Morgan was 1958 and always wondered what it be like to sail this ship, now I can see it, Great!
Interesting website.
Thanks,
M. Filer