From the Feb. 13, 2011 Gather.com News "Moby Dick" Revisited After Sunken Ship Discovery in Hawaii."
The ship named Two brothers was found 600 miles northwest of Hawaii. Of course, you may be asking what this has to do with the famous book? Herman Melville's book was inspired by George Pollard, Jr., and his whaling vessel, the Essex, which was rammed and sunk by a sperm whale in 1820. The survivors were adrift at sea for two months with the survivors finally resorting to cannibalism.
In 1823, Pollard got the Two Brothers which then hit a reef off Hawaii and sank. This time Pollard and the crew were rescued the next day.
Melville finished the book in 1851, using another crew member's account. After that, Melville met Pollard who was nothing like the crazed Captain Ahab of the book.
Divers have recovered the anchor, pots for melting whale blubber, whaling lances, harpoon tips and some rigging. The Two Brothers rests off French Frigate Shoals.
Always Interested In Any Shipwrecks That Are Found. --DaCoot
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