Very interesting and absorbing piece. Reading this took me off on a tangent, and reminded me of a piece of music from the 70's; Nantucket Sleigh Ride, by Mountain. I read many years later, that the title referred to a whaling tragedy, the Whaling ship Nantucket, was once out on a whaling voyage, they spotted a whale and hunted it down, crew members where despatched in a longboat to finish it off .
They speared the Whale, but the Whale was far from dead, and in order to escape from its captors dived under water. Unfortunately for the crew, they got dragged along, caught by the ropes attached to the harpoons, and eventually got dragged down. This tragedy apparently became known as "The Nantucket Sleigh Ride," and was often used in Whaling terms to refer to such a tragedy.
For anyone who might remember the Sunday Politics Programme "Weekend World" back in the 1970's , this was the theme tune to that programme
Fascinating account of a forgotten but important piece of Liverpool’s maritime history. Would Hull like to loan our Maritime Museum the painting?
Great piece
Very interesting and absorbing piece. Reading this took me off on a tangent, and reminded me of a piece of music from the 70's; Nantucket Sleigh Ride, by Mountain. I read many years later, that the title referred to a whaling tragedy, the Whaling ship Nantucket, was once out on a whaling voyage, they spotted a whale and hunted it down, crew members where despatched in a longboat to finish it off .
They speared the Whale, but the Whale was far from dead, and in order to escape from its captors dived under water. Unfortunately for the crew, they got dragged along, caught by the ropes attached to the harpoons, and eventually got dragged down. This tragedy apparently became known as "The Nantucket Sleigh Ride," and was often used in Whaling terms to refer to such a tragedy.
For anyone who might remember the Sunday Politics Programme "Weekend World" back in the 1970's , this was the theme tune to that programme
Excellent piece, many thanks.