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Whales in the Indian Ocean
Saturday November 1st
All these 24 hours light ares
and fine ships By the wind to SSW
all sail sut saw phinbacks
Latt 7::35 S
Long 45::22 E
Sunday November 2nd
All these 24 hours strong gales
and squally ship By the wind to
SSW under single reefed topsals
at 6 PM tacked ship at 4 AM tacked
saw phinbacks Latt 7::38 S
Lon 45::47 E
Monday November 3d
All these 24 hours strong gales
and squally ship By the wind to SSW
at 6 PM tacked at 4] AM tacked
saw [confish?] employed in ships duty
Latt 7::50 S
Long 45::52 E
Tuesday Nov 4th
All these 24 hours strong gales
and clear ship By the wind to S
under [---] employed
in looking for whales
Latt 9::00 S
Long 45::30 E
Wednesday Novem 5
Commences with strong gales
and clear ship By the wind to S
under single reefed at 1 AM
tacked ship at 11 AM saw
a breach of the weather beam
3 miles off Latt 9::30 S
Long 45::20 E
Notes and Questions
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Weather beam is the side of the ship that faces the wind
The ship saw finback whales (phinbacks). They could not catch them as phinbacks are too fast for sail or oar power vessels
The number [85] as written in the upper right of the page does not appear as part
of the original log.
This page heavily stained.
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