v made boating hazardous, Ships at acchor could not strea their boats to booms without danser ef lines parting or clests carrying away, and in any event their boats vere too mzall to cerry more than a few passengers safely «xcept on uausually calm days. As a consejucnes ships depended on the Bost Fool for a great deal of their boating reyairenents. 46. The Lilia were the “work horses* at Bikini. Tuey sade a total of ower 14000 trips, carrying 4400 tons of cargo ani over 47500 peaseengers. Khile many of the trips were short ones, from ship’ to nearby ship or islant lendings, these figures represent ootexorthy accomplishment by the Boat rool. 47. ‘The Bost Pool's LWa, except for LW 1348, perfcracd a warlety of services, of which about 75% involve carrying cargo betacen Enirmen and other inlanis, aad to ehipse LCUs also laid amd picked wp buoys, carried recreatioa partics and launched ani picked up DUKis. LCU 2348 was employed almost exciusively in support of Project 302. Mm several occasions LCs loaded with equipment were lifted in JELLE OROVE. and carried to Sniwetok ana pack, wal Feuruary 1954, _ 1225, towed ty an ATF, carried Air Force ejulipment to Rongerik stell to cos:lete the job of establishing a weather atation there, began in January by LST 551. avy LCUs sasicted in rolling uw this sta- tios after MICTAK was fired. 48. The two LCirits and motor whale scat were ased to transport U\ «> boat crea between ships ani the vost moorinss, and for a variety