On this day: June 9

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

1. 1849 · Abigail: Officer survived fall from the masthead.
2. 1853 · Active: Ship ran onto an uncharted shoal.
3. 1853 · Active: Sought doctor for three sick crewmen.
4. 1827 · Rosalie: Caught a whale.
5. 1845 · Indian Chief: Caught a whale.
6. 1849 · Draco: Caught a whale.
7. 1833 · Parker: The keeper pitied the captain's miserable voyage.
8. 1833 · Parker: Warned others against going whaling.
9. 1833 · Parker: Mate reported sick.
10. 1833 · Parker: Second and third mates growled and grumbled.
11. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper wished for sperm whales.
12. 1834 · Parker: Scraped clams and grass from hull.
13. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Took a pilot aboard.
14. 1846 · Draco: Keeper fixated on whales.
15. 1850 · Draco: Keeper lamented days of terrible weather.
16. 1864 · Brewster: Returned without a fish or a bite.
17. 1906 · Karluk: Mr Ellis was sick.
18. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw porpoises.

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