u
on station, the woather reusined favorable, smi at 0610 § Kay,
TiNKSE was fired.
13.
Ab about 0700, shea the danger of immediate fall-out had
pessed, the ships were ordered to close their renge to Pikini end
Stand by for re-ontry.
hen JAIRO) reached a point ten alles
from Enya she leunched helicopters and the initial RadSefe survey
vegan.
«chen repurte of the survey were in it appeared thai the
lagoon water was too "hot" te persit a general return of the chips
thet night and a ccaference was called in ESTES to discuss the
situation,
The Task wouap Coomanter end his operations Officer
transferred to 45TES by highline for ths conference.
There 16 wes
decided that KSTES would return to Eniwetok theab aight, fires
aaking on exchange of passengers with the cther major ships, wa
thet other units would sped the aight at sea,
sb 1600 BAIROKO,
CURT155, ISTES and BELL. GIOVE entered the Lagoon cadanchered aff
Eayu.
ALLE GROTE pat boske inthe water end completed the pesses-
ger transfer.
4 1930 ESTES was anderway ered left the lagocs,
followed hy the other unite,
By 2040 the lagoon was agnin eapty.
The esips reasined at sea until daylight, when thay closed the
atoll ani carried out the re-entry plan.
wes ine
By 0615 the lest ship
The day was spent in conferring with oommanding officers
ea their roll-up respoasibilities, sad that night CUPISS sailed
for baiweteck.
Upon her arrival there next morning, the Task Group
Casmaander and his steff moved ashore to Parry lalond and reopened
the head uerters there for the final phase of CASTLE.
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