Iona Island
2 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Iona Island, which their keepers wrote as “Jonas Island”, “St Jonas Iland”.
Visits
- Fortune, 1850–54: May 25, 1853, off, 3 days.
- Active, 1852–56: June 2, 1854, off, 1 day.
- Active, 1852–56: October 2, 1854, off, 1 day.
What the logs record there
- 1853 · Fortune: Crew members refused duty after sailor put in irons.
- 1853 · Fortune: Harpooner stepped down after a miss.
- 1853 · Fortune: Sailed among plenty of ice.
- 1853 · Fortune: Manuel Fredo sent forward to duty.
- 1854 · Active: Heard surf in the fog.
- 1853 · Fortune: Ice observed towards which whales moved.