On this day: May 9

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

1. 1832 · Bengal: New sail dropped overboard.
2. 1834 · Parker: Keeper prayed for more oil.
3. 1834 · Bengal: Caught 2 whales.
4. 1842 · Rowena: Caught a sperm whale.
5. 1893 · Beluga: Caught a bowhead whale.
6. 1834 · Bengal: Ocean seen alive with whales.
7. 1845 · Indian Chief: Tremendous gales forced try-works shutdown.
8. 1854 · Fortune: Stowed away sharks.
9. 1865 · Brewster: Captain promised doughnuts for reaching 4,000 barrels.
10. 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Crew caught a porpoise.
11. 1893 · Beluga: Ice closed in near the ship.
12. 1833 · Parker: Saw porpoises and finbacks.
13. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Saw porpoises.
14. 1904 · Karluk: Saw very little ice.

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