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Atlantic Ocean

First mate’s logbook

In the morning there was SW to ESE wind and a stormy sky. At the end of the morning watch we had a trading wind from ESE. In the forenoon there were light airs and good weather with a SE wind. At noon our estimated compound course was SE by E ½ E and covered distance of the last twenty-four hours was 7 ½ miles. The estimated north latitude and longitude was 8°19’ and 1°4’and actual north latitude was 8°15’. In the afternoon and at night we had a dead calm and good weather with lightning till morning.