On this day: May 18
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on May 18, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1905 · Karluk: Native visitor arrived with sheep and skins.
- 1906 · Karluk: Crew member put in irons after threats.
- 1833 · Bengal: Expected the death of Captain Van Doth.
- 1852 · Fortune: Captain fell ill ashore.
- 1846 · Indian Chief: Two boats smashed by whales.
- 1846 · Draco: Keeper prayed for whales after 29 months.
- 1849 · Draco: Caught a whale.
- 1854 · Active: Boarded a friendly Japanese junk.
- 1869 · Abraham Barker: Caught a sperm whale.
- 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Caught a whale.
- 1832 · Parker: Keeper feared a wasted summer.
- 1833 · Parker: Noted that whales were scarce.
- 1844 · Draco: Caught an ocean sunfish.
- 1846 · Indian Chief: Keeper lamented their hard luck.
- 1847 · Dunbarton: Sailed through discolored water.
- 1869 · Abraham Barker: Keeper too busy to write.
- 1893 · Beluga: Navigated around the ice.
- 1845 · Edward: Saw a great number of birds.
- 1852 · Pacific: Plentiful ice in sight.