A time of trans-Atlantic slavery, warfare, colonial expansion and whaling.
‘The Fame of Hull’
Records of a Bygone Age The Loss of the Dundee Whaler SS Active
At 117 feet long and with a beam of 28 feet, this three-masted ship was built to be capable of sailing through broken ice, to act as an ice breaker and also to withstand the pressures of being trapped and frozen in the ice fields as happened many whalers of that time
Iceland Renews Its Law To Permit Commercial Whaling
Commercial whalers in Iceland will be permitted to kill 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales every year until 2023.
Hvalur hf (Whale Inc. ) company Iceland Kills Blue Whale
“Having analysed the photographs closely, our team are confident that all features show this animal to be a Blue Whale “
Whales “Meet us don’t eat us” Controversy
A commercial whaling company has restarted in Iceland.
The Islands and the Whales
Mike Day filmed 5 years worth of footage and did not decide on the story line until he got into the editing room.
