LOG OF THE "DEMETER" Varna to Whitby
Written 18 July, things so strange happening, that I shall keep accurate note henceforth till we land.
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It seems very strange that the captain did not keep the log from the day they left port. Surely he would want to note the weather and ship’s location every day, at least.
Perhaps he used a different log for such mundane information. Perhaps he kept a false log for the authorities to inspect.
Posted by: Most Significant | July 18, 2021 at 05:48 AM
We can probably expect some selection in the materials, given that they are an edited collection.
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | July 18, 2021 at 06:08 PM
We are reading the captain's log as published in the Dailygraph. There, the log is described as "a transcript, simply omitting technical details of seamanship and supercargo".
That description would cover the information that I originally thought had never been noted. *sigh*
Posted by: Most Significant | August 03, 2021 at 10:47 PM