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EMBL: Marine Surwey Reports (2)
Jme 23, 1956
Lh. Difficulties experienced by the shipboard probe metering device
were rifortumate but not critical. The surway
testing axperience for am ingenious new tool,
probable that the probe, when its reliability
will supply valuable constantreading data in
provided cood
and 1% sees quite
bas coeen inproved,
subsequent surveys.
S. Despite the fact that the WALTON, as a nevel veasel on texporary
duty, could De subjected to only limited nodification for scientific
work, whe accansodations snd installations were canpletely adequate
for the special mission to wrich she was assigned. Laboratory works
was conducted belowdecks in campartasnts where noise and beat
offered sare handicaps, but these natural difficulties were nore
than offset by the wiitormly high degree of interest, relpfulness,
and courtesy of ~embers of the ship's caupmy, whe did everything
poesible to make working conditiong aa efficient and confortable
as the situation permitted.
Pull reports of the scientific aspects of the survey will beprepared
when the data have oeen asse:bled. The present survey is te ve fellowed
by @ second and probably more extensive survey in September, and experience
gained aboard the ALTON will be extrenely valuable in the preparationsof
plans for the later cperation.
=& should be said with all possible exphasis that Captain inersm and
the officers and men of the WALTON contributed immeasurably to the success
of the survey and that theiy interest in the oroject produced a supporting
teamwork that was by far the most notable aspect of the cruise, ‘he
experience cained by Captain Emerson and hie staff certeiniy will be
werul in future cperations and it i@ te be hoped that the services of
thease men can be further eeployed in projects of this nature..
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