ATOLL
ISLANCT
DATE
IDE
SAMPLE NO
MR/XR & SAMPLING
MALOELA P
KAVIN
6 Mar
1130
q°
1.8 m/hr, 2-villago, 2~path
op
oe
WOTHO
.
Wc
W} ©
WOTHO
‘AJURO
Svar
ULISA
7 Mar
1615
1200
to beach.
Well wator.
From catch basin.
Se
0.8 mr/hr, 1 by woll; 2-mid-
ae
Woll water (no rain in catct
o
0.5 mrf/hr, 4 from near Admin
Bldg.
Wit
village.
basin for 2 m.)
Tap watcr.
7. Pacific Microncsian Linc S.S, "ROQUE",
» home port,
Guam, lcft Eboyo 0840 M on 1 March, cntcred channel to “Ubardic lagoon. about 1200 1
on 2 March, and anchored in Lagoon at 1524 Mon 2 March; docked at Majuro (Uliga
Is.) 1630Mon 7 March.
Readings (mr/hr) aftor docking: 2-3 inside main dock stru:
ture, 10 on open deck, 5-@ in sleoping quarters or. uppor.dceek, 10-30 cn rope and
canvas.
Prior radinticn levels e-nnct be sstdoatod because of rain equalls and w
certainty about when decks Inst washed,
down as soon as convenient,
wis advised ‘to have.decks washed:
He was told tnat the activity would nct hurt Anyone,
but thrt 4t was aundesirible to have {it around longer than necessary.
8.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Future visits to Erikub and Maloolap should not, bo...
attompted by UF=-l axcopt undor cenditions of groator urgency. Tho writer's prior
axpericnee in such oporations is vary limited, but from his own obscrvations plus
tho romarks mado by thosc botter qualificc to judgo, it appoars that a fair amour
of risk is involved,
9. Especially notablo was tho very cooperativo attitude of tho Navy porsonn
at Kwa jaloin and tho Marshall District Adcinistrativo Officials at Majuro in supporting this mission
{s/f
1 Incl:
Marshall Islands Atoll
Samplos collected by T, NV.
White, 5-7 March 1954
PRI AV
EOS,
7. N. White
[R. T. N. WHITE
‘calth Division
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