On this day: March 12

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on March 12, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1876 · E. H. Hatfield: Boats towed the ship off cliffs.
2. 1849 · Abigail: Traded ashore for hogs and coconuts.
3. 1865 · Brewster: Harpooner demoted for missing whale.
4. 1893 · Beluga: Keeper suspected a fireman was faking.
5. 1922 · Gaspé: Photographer went ashore to take pictures.
6. 1828 · Galatea: Caught a whale.
7. 1843 · Rowena: Caught a whale.
8. 1862 · Jireh Perry: Caught a whale.
9. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper noted only salt water and sky.
10. 1848 · Draco: Keeper celebrated good luck.
11. 1852 · Fortune: Crew members sick aboard.
12. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Saw grampuses.

March 11 · March 13

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