Between 1853 and 1889, American whaleships anchored off Malyy Shantar to obtain shelter from storms or send out whaleboats to hunt bowhead whales in nearby Proliv Lindgol'ma (which they called The Gut), Tugur Bay, or Ulban Bay.Fortune, of New Bedford, July 26–27, 1853, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC); Covington, of Warren, Oct. 3, 1854, NWC; Pacific, of Fairhaven, Sep. 30, 1856, NWC; Frances Henrietta, of New Bedford, July 10–13, 1857, NWC; Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, July 9–10, 1859, NWC; Cicero, of New Bedford, July 30, 1862, Kendall Whaling Museum (KWM); Josephine, of New Bedford, Aug. 5, 12, 1865, KWM; Arnolda, of New Bedford, Sep. 11-14, 1874, Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS); E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, September 22-24, September 30-October 4, 1889, GBWL #761. Their main anchorage was Long's Harbor (Abrek Bay) to the southeast of the island.Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, Sep. 12-15, 1874, George Blunt White Library. They also went ashore to obtain wood.Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, Sep. 4-6, 1866, ODHS.
