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Suzanne Booker and Kayla Leary
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injuries and death were common to almost every voyage Whaleboats would be launched into the water Whales have acute hearing, so it was important to approach quietly
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Harpoon, known to crews as the "whale iron," and it was used to fasten the whale to the whaleboat
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Harpoon Guns Bomb Lances (which contained a gunpowder charge and time fuse that triggered an explosion deep within the whale's body) Darting Guns
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Sperm oil : light, rapid machinery, high quality soap Baleen: Buggy whips; Carriage springs; Corset stays; Fishing poles; Hoops for women's skirts
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http://www.whalingmuseum.org/learn/research- topics/overview-of-north-american-whaling/whales- hunting
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