On this day: September 21

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on September 21, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: A boat davit broke during hoisting.
2. 1847 · Draco: Passed an overturned, broken shipwreck.
3. 1834 · Bengal: Locals gave boatload of provisions to Cadmus.
4. 1852 · Pacific: Shared fresh cod with two barks.
5. 1846 · Draco: Log keeper longed for home.
6. 1848 · Draco: Keeper lamented a heavy gale.
7. 1849 · Abigail: Spotted ducks and squid at sea.
8. 1853 · Active: Thos H Rockwell reported sick.
9. 1893 · Beluga: Trapped in a deep bay of ice.
10. 1852 · Pacific: Caught cod fish.
11. 1862 · Hopeton: Saw grampuses.
12. 1893 · Beluga: Point of ice bore south by east.
13. 1893 · Beluga: Saw one crow bill.

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