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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Koudekerke († 1661, 365 years ago) Tayouan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Wapen van Zeeland († 1663, 363 years ago) Fuzhou, baai van, China
Vrouwe Johanna Margaretha († 1782, 244 years ago) Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Tasman († 1918, 108 years ago) Atlantische Oceaan
Stad Schiedam († 1940, 86 years ago) Atlantic Ocean