Islanders from Nonouti attacked her in the western Pacific.

Newly seaworthy after a restoration project that spanned seven years, the 19th century whaleship Charles W.

At 93, S. Bailey Norton is the oldest living descendant of the first captain of the Charles W. Morgan. Fishing, he says, was what his family knew.

Matthew Stackpole of West Tisbury grew up on the grounds of the Mystic Seaport Museum. Today he is the 67-year-old ship historian for the Chas. W. Morgan who speaks of his lucky life.

Making history, the bark Morgan, the last remaining wooden whaling ship, has left Newport, R.I. and is bound for the Vineyard. The ship will be visible from the north shore as she sails through Vineyard Sound. She is scheduled to arrive at Tisbury Wharf Wednesday afternoon.

In the early days of whaling on Martha's Vineyard, foul weather and ferocious whales were the least of a whaler's worries.