On this day: September 26
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on September 26, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1905 · Karluk: Nugent released from irons.
- 1844 · Charles Phelps: Crew took in boat fearing its loss.
- 1852 · Fortune: Sick crewman showed no improvement.
- 1842 · Rowena: Spoke ship that lost its captain.
- 1848 · Draco: Keeper prayed for oil after gale.
- 1848 · Abigail: Caught a whale.
- 1876 · Golden City: Caught a sperm whale.
- 1832 · Bengal: Saw alligators, wild turkeys, and iguanas.
- 1848 · Nimrod: Writer noted feeling much better.
- 1893 · Beluga: Sailed under the ice in smoky weather.
- 1904 · Karluk: Ship became stuck in ice.
- 1906 · Karluk: Lingered around the ice.
- 1842 · Rowena: Rogers returned to duty.