In his report wrote the British consular-Agent Monsen at Tønsberg that Svend Foyn (1) sent one steam whaler towards Spitsbergen accompanied by a sailing vessel to stow the blubber of the caught whales. After five weeks the latter vessel returned loaded with blubber.
Note
1. Svend Foyn (9 July 1809-30 November 1894) was the Norwegian invenor of the modern harpoon cannon and responsible for modernizing whaling and owner of several whalers.
Source
Parliamentary Papers House of Commons, vol. 87, published in 1890.
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