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Fortunately, no ship incurred dagage on Mminman sufficient
to put it out of commission,
The only severe bottom damave incurred
by am LOT beaching was received by LST 551 at Rongarik early in the
operation.
1. {Tf 762 wes placed in upkeep status for 2) days to replace
en inoperstive main generutor and for ether repairs, ani concluded
the operation nit). a broken min shaft, tab ticse casualties were not
directly attributable to her repeated beechings at Eninusn.
Bub all
LiTs hed their operating efficiency Lspalred by spring bows, holed
holies, and vent serews,
‘The aost significant beaching accident eb
Bikini cccurred on BR.¥O ,inns three days, when LST &25, beached and
fally laden with cargo being evaeusted from Ininmen, was unabis to gut
eff the beach,
Efforts to assist her to retract were unenccessful
wil % hours leter, at 1000 en B-2, when on a high tide, will all
cargo unlosded, the concerted efforts of two ATFs, 1§ Love ant her
engines backing full froed her from the beech.
The ection of the
eerrente had tilt up a sand bar under her, Just forward of the stern,
while she wee loading.
This seme sandbar continued to add te the LSTs!
troubles throughout the period,
IGL
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AS
During the letter half of the CASTLS test series, radio~-
logical safety in the tssk group became a relatively minimus problea,
The tesk proup's experiences with radioactive contasination in
BRAVO made all subsequent contacts with thie phenomenon appear minor’,
es they ectually were in comparison.
No ships received any significant
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