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“In the Heart of the Sea” Becomes a Heart-Pounding Film

by Kat LongArticles October 25, 2013October 24, 20130 comments

Ron Howard directs the true story of the whaling disaster that inspired Moby-Dick The Mystic Seaport Museum recently revealed that filming for the motion picture adaptation of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is underway in London. Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon) is helming …

New Article: Historic Whaleship Rides Again

by Kat LongArticles August 18, 20130 comments

Attention maritime history nerds: my new article on the historic relaunch of the Charles W. Morgan, America’s oldest commercial vessel still afloat, is posted at CoastalCommons.net. This story encompasses two spheres near to my heart, whaling history and environmental conservation, and proves that they aren’t mutually exclusive. Though I couldn’t attend the relaunch ceremony at …