During one of their whale hunts, one of the crewmembers, Pip, fell into the ocean while attempting to remove the spermaceti oil from a whale. Captain Ahab, instead of ordering his men to rescue Pip, ignored him, leaving Pip to drown in the vast ocean. This incident further highlights Ahab's obsessive pursuit of Moby Dick at the cost of his crew's well-being and safety.
When one of the Pequods crewmembers fell into ocean while removing spermaceti oil from a whale what happened next in story?
The crew of the Pequod was led by Captain Ahab, who harboured an intense hatred for the great white whale, Moby Dick, believing the whale to be responsible for taking his leg during a prior encounter.