On this day: March 5

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on March 5, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1867 · Abraham Barker: Carpenter repaired hull damage from getting stove.
2. 1826 · Rosalie: Mates and boatsteerer temporarily blinded.
3. 1844 · Draco: Discovered foremast rigging was rotten.
4. 1825 · Victory: Caught a whale.
5. 1843 · Jefferson: Caught a whale.
6. 1906 · Karluk: Subzero cold and sleds sent out.
7. 1833 · Bengal: Saw grampuses, sharks, and porpoises.

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