Brutal and Sad Facts About Whaling That More People Should Know About

24. Human Fatalities Was Commonplace (away from home too long, dangerous)

Perils of whaling are great for both parties involved. During the old days, whalers who pursued whales would either get lost, have their ships wrecked, have their ship capsized after bringing the whale onboard, die on the job, get ill, or get injured badly. Despite modern advancements in medicine, the dangers of the job still hold true.

They were away from home and good medical attention which either aggravated or just didn’t help their situations. There weren’t many enlisters for the job as it did not pay enough considering the occupational hazards of the time.