On this day: April 8
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on April 8, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1833 · Bengal: Trading boat stove.
- 1853 · Lark: Starboard boat capsized during chase.
- 1906 · Karluk: Mr. Whitter's young daughter was buried.
- 1848 · Draco: Killed eight whales but lost seven in darkness.
- 1922 · Gaspé: Crew member refused to work at night.
- 1844 · Rowena: Caught a pilot whale.
- 1847 · Charles Phelps: Caught 2 sperm whales.
- 1848 · Draco: Caught a whale.
- 1853 · Lark: Caught 2 sperm whales.
- 1834 · Bengal: Keeper shrugged off seeing nothing.
- 1847 · Draco: Keeper yearned for home and lamented headwinds.
- 1848 · Abigail: Sighted breaking surf at sea.
- 1845 · Edward: Saw porpoises.
- 1852 · Fortune: Crew members remained sick.