Today in History: loss of ship Essex

The Essex, American whaling ship that was rammed by a sperm whale on November 20, 1820, and later sank. Although all 20 crewmen initially survived, only 8 were rescued following an arduous journey that devolved into cannibalism. The sinking inspired the climactic scene in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (1851). Source: Britannica.com

This brings to mind Mystic Seaport, living history museum, in Connecticut. I have not visited there in many years, perhaps I will next summer. Has anyone been there recently? What did you think?  https://mysticseaport.org/

I wonder  if the book Moby Dick is     still on high school reading lists?