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But it was in these peaceful stretches of ocean that, 200 years ago, whales met whalemen.
但也就是在这片平静辽远的海域，两百年前，鲸与捕鲸人狭路相逢
In the 19th century, oil from the whales' massive heads could make great fortunes.
十九世纪，从鲸鱼硕大头部中提取的鲸油价值连城
Whaleman targeted the calfs first,
捕鲸人首先瞄准幼崽
knowing the rest of pod would soon come to their aid, and into the range of the harpoons.
他们知道其他抹香鲸很快会来救援，从而进入捕鲸叉的射程

But for one ship, the whales got their revenge.
然而有一艘渔船，遭到了鲸鱼的报复
Without warning, a huge bull rammed the hull of the 87-foot Essex.
一头巨大的雄鲸毫无预兆地撞向长达二十七米的艾萨克斯号船体
Within days, the broken ship was lost to the deep.
几天之内，损毁的船体沉入万丈深渊
With their ship gone, the 21 survivors squeezed into three whaleboats, which now became their lifeboats.
捕鲸船沉没之后，二十一名幸存者挤进三艘捕鲸小艇中，以其充当救生艇
The men salvaged what they could,
船员们尽可能地抢救物资
but they were woefully ill-equipped for the trials that lay ahead.
但面对前方的考验，这些装备是远远不够的。

视频及简介

大部分地区是偏僻的，蓝色的旷野的南太平洋是海洋沙漠。海洋中生活着许多动物，它们中有鲨鱼，鲸鱼和海龟，不得不行进异常的距离去生存。虎鲨航行数百哩去享用刚会飞翔的信天翁幼雏的盛宴，每年，抹香鲸从南太平洋的一边旅行另一边去觅食和交配。它们的旅行以悲剧为结局。但南太平洋并不全是沙漠。新西兰超级富饶的海岸支撑着庞大的特技专家-海豚群，它的珊瑚礁是地球上最丰富多样的，没有几个地方的野生动物比古怪的加拉帕戈斯群岛更丰富的，是热带企鹅和冲浪高手海狮的发源地。片中始终贯穿着最大的海难故事-令人鼓舞的莫比·迪克的事件（白鲸记）。揭示出在这片看似蔚蓝的大海里巨大的生存挑战。