Though it may seem modern, whales have been sinking boats since at least the 1800's. In 1820, a sperm whale sank a whaling boat. The lifeboats were later attacked by what may have been orcas. This ...

Plexus Polaire performers onstage during a production of "Moby Dick." (Courtesy Christophe Raynaud de Lage) A story of a whaling expedition is not too far removed from the realities many experience in ...