In 1777, a fleet of European whalers sailed to the Arctic waters near Greenland to hunt whales. The season would turn into a major disaster for the whaling industry.
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Vlissingen († 1625, 401 years ago) Grenada, Grenada
Gouden Zon († 1625, 401 years ago) Grenada
Vrede († 1631, 395 years ago) Kawachi-ura, Hirado, Nagasaki pref., Japan
Schrik van Amsterdam († 1665, 361 years ago) Doggersbank, t.n.v.
Bode († 1684, 342 years ago) Pulau Pentiki, Indonesia
Winterswijk († 1941, 85 years ago) Cape Farewell, Greenland
Marken († 1941, 85 years ago) Atlantische Oceaan
Alhena († 1942, 84 years ago) Firth of Clyde, United Kingdom
Anastasia († 1944, 82 years ago) Medan, t.h.v. Sumatra, Indonesia