On this day: August 10

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on August 10, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1852 · Pacific: Crewman drowned after becoming tangled in line.
2. 1830 · George Porter: Sent a boat ashore for hogs.
3. 1833 · Bengal: Tragic loss of officers and crew reported.
4. 1906 · Karluk: Schooner arrived having lost four men.
5. 1844 · Solon: Caught a whale.
6. 1852 · Fortune: Cruised off the ice.
7. 1853 · Fortune: George remained unwell.

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