On this day: April 9

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on April 9, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1881 · Pedro Varela: Crewman washed overboard and drowned.
2. 1836 · Addison: Went ashore at Orurute.
3. 1850 · Abigail: Left a passenger ashore.
4. 1865 · Brewster: Visiting captain bought needed supplies.
5. 1845 · Edward: Caught a whale.
6. 1846 · Draco: Log keeper felt homesick.
7. 1849 · Nimrod: Caught a sperm whale.
8. 1833 · Bengal: Overwhelmed by chaos while getting water.
9. 1834 · Bengal: Keeper lamented poor whaling luck.
10. 1850 · Abigail: Passenger left on shore.
11. 1843 · Rowena: Barker off duty with swelling.
12. 1853 · Fortune: Peter remained off duty.

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