The White Whale

Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale, Moby-Dick, a white whale of tremendous size and ferocity. Comparatively few whaleships know of Moby-Dick, and fewer yet have encountered him. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. Ahab intends to take revenge.

Anchorage, Alaska, March 7, 2008 - A white killer whale-fin pictured here - was recently spotted in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, sending researchers and their ship's crew scrambling for cameras.

White Whale is the codename given by Interpol and EUROPOL for the international money laundering operation near Costa del Sol, Spain.