Directed by Ron Howard, ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ tells the shocking true story of the crew of the Essex and their encounter ...

The Essex began its final journey in August 1819 ... thrown into the utmost consternation and confusion,” first mate Owen Chase wrote in his account of the voyage, Narrative of the Most ...

In the Heart of the Sea,' which was released in 2015, tells the story of the whaling ship Essex’s distressing journey in 1820 ...

Owen Chase went on to write his chilling account ... obsessed with hoarding food in his attic. The horrors of the Essex would live on as a source of inspiration for one of America’s greatest ...

The story goes, the Essex ship, led by Captain George Pollard (Benjamin Walker) and his first mate Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), went out to sea to hunt sperm whales. While on their voyage ...