A fight for survival, fortune, and belonging as two maritime worlds collide.

In the late 1790s, American whaling ships ventured into the Pacific in pursuit of the sperm whale, colliding with Māori and changing New Zealand forever.

Caroline Fitzgerald, producer and director - aboard the Charles W. Morgan, the last surviving wooden whaling ship, off Cape Cod in 2014.

Filmed aboard the Charles W. Morgan, the world's last surviving wooden whaling ship, Beyond the Known Seas uncovers this forgotten story. Featuring bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick and descendants of the whalers.

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Directed and Produced by Caroline Fitzgerald. Edited by Bill Morris.

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