### id262786664 a single disaster can destroy an industry > It was also a critical factor in the whaling industry’s decline. The story of the disaster has become part of whaling lore, the ships thought to be destroyed and lost for 144 years. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fqy5v1kbq33g963mhgw4xe72) - [[Dramatic Discovery of Two Whaleships Lost in Arctic for 144 Years by Erik Ofgang#id262786664 a single disaster can destroy an industry|View in Vault]] - [I] how can I #storystem so that there's a similar "single disaster" in [[Verraine]]?