On this day: May 3

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on May 3, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1836 · Addison: Traded with islanders for yams and bananas.
2. 1844 · Draco: Found a dead whale still worth saving.
3. 1854 · Active: Crewman critically ill with dysentery.
4. 1865 · Brewster: Gale damaged sails, rail, and boat.
5. 1844 · Draco: Caught a sperm whale.
6. 1831 · George Porter: Saw large quantities of gulfweed.
7. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper had little to do.
8. 1845 · Indian Chief: Heavy gales and snow squalls.
9. 1846 · Indian Chief: Chased whales into thick snow squalls.
10. 1849 · Nimrod: Keeper prepared to leave the ship.
11. 1852 · Fortune: Ice sighted four miles away.
12. 1854 · Active: Crew member sick with dysentery.
13. 1904 · Karluk: Encountered sea ice.

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