Whitby Celebrates 250th Anniversary Of Captain Cook

WHITBY, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Crowds look on as the Tall ship Atyla makes her way into Whitby Harbour during the first day of the Whitby Captain Cook Festival on 6 July, 2018 in Whitby, England. The Atyla is a Spanish hand-built ship that offers an experience of what life at sea was like in the 18th century. The 3-day festival marks the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s first voyage aboard HM Bark Endeavour to the then-unchartered Southern Seas, today New Zealand and Australia. Captain Cook was born in Marton near Middlesbrough and moved to Whitby as an apprentice with a shipping firm. Later he joined the Royal Navy rising through the ratings to become a Captain. His famous ship HM Bark Endeavour was built in Whitby. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)