iq 12, ‘The YANKEES sortie was coniusted without antowand incident, bat on a delayod basis, Ay 1830 4 Mey all ehips except KSTSS ware at sea ari on their sbot tine stations, HSTES was anchored off Mnyt ewaiting the arrival of the LGls carrying the firing party fran the shot barge. They were axperienoing difficultica with the firing circuit to ESTES and delayed their departure to rempdy: the trouble. MOLALA was in position to the northeast of the atell with the two YaQs, preparing to debark the YaQ 40 crew and leave La0 59 manned and in contral. YA-29 eirereft were airborne ani carrying eat the pre-shot search plan. By 1990 the firing party wea aboard : ESTES, the LOile moored to buoys off Enye ent their crows picked ups SSTES* selling wee still delayed while work continued onthe fring cireuits; at 2100 she was waierway, ami left the lagoon. Ry aid~ might all patrol aircraft hed lenied at Kwajalein, reporting the search sector clear of mifpping. At C140 two 6-978, ordered to ¥P-.29 for a special fall-cub raft laying project for the ABG, tock off at Ywajfalein, About an hour later CITF SEVEN requested that ships move out to 50 alles from the detonation point, with a change of bearing to the westward, except for ESTES, «ho vas to remain in hey assigned station and move after the ahot. MICHGLAS, acting es eircreft control ship 50 miles from Bikini and slightly north ef wast, was ehifted scuth to a westerly bearing and nored cat to a rence cf 90 alles. At 0335 the YAG debarkation was completed end WOLALA headed south to jain the task group. The fermation etcancd 1% AW, 5 ~/ =“