On this day: October 9

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

1. 1864 · Brewster: A captain's wife brought news of family.
2. 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Sick harpooner left ashore.
3. 1833 · Parker: Killed whale repeatedly broke free in gale.
4. 1848 · Abigail: Ship collided with a large whale.
5. 1865 · Brewster: Provisions and lumber sent ashore for auction.
6. 1883 · Pedro Varela: Flying jib-boom carried away in gale.
7. 1827 · Galatea: Caught a whale.
8. 1833 · Parker: Caught a sperm whale.
9. 1832 · Bengal: Keeper terrified by rugged volcanic landscape.
10. 1832 · Bengal: Encountered iguanas, lizards, and snakes.
11. 1878 · Draco: Shipped one man.
12. 1832 · Bengal: Hunted for galapagos tortoises on shore.

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