On this day: February 14

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on February 14, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1832 · Parker: Scurvy appeared among the crew.
2. 1849 · Mary and Susan: Rescued survivors from a shipwreck.
3. 1837 · Addison: Chronometer stopped working properly.
4. 1868 · Abraham Barker: Carpenter injured by a sliding cask.
5. 1825 · Victory: Caught a whale.
6. 1826 · Rosalie: Caught a whale.
7. 1849 · Abigail: Caught a whale.
8. 1905 · Karluk: Hunting trip yielded no birds.
9. 1906 · Karluk: Freezing gales and sled arrivals.
10. 1835 · Bengal: Keeper noted little work remained.
11. 1853 · Elizabeth: Saw a few birds.
12. 1865 · Brewster: Saw cowfish (small whales or dolphins).

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