Trip Report -25- many feet of expensive chain. I estimate that this cost U.S. Oceanography about $500. In addition, their Chief Engineer worked for two solid days to make a new shaft coupling for the community boat and to realign its engine. It's difficult to put a value on a job like that. He is very talented on the lathe and his product in my opinion was a minor masterpiece under the circumstances. , It has been pretty well decided that we would depart Thursday PM for several reasons: d. Dr. Pratt kept referring to the sick, pregnant woman and the need to hospitalize her. Ruth Nicoloff said she is not critical and is controlled by medication and diet at present. (Dr. Pratt's initial reaction upon discovering this woman was to have Otterman call the TTPI representative in Kwajalein for an emergency diversion of one of their vessels. The TT did not divert a ship. 2. We seemed to be finished ahead of schedule. 3. Otterman said a large storm was very possible Friday or Saturday. At BNL's request we took only 25 people on board that day and in spite of this had only one more exposed person to go (Bibi, an old lady). We went to her house and determined that it would be easy to take her aboard, and she agreed to go even if we had to carry her in a chair. The sun was shining brightly at 1:45 but we were told no more patients were to come aboard. All patients were off by about 3PM and we certainly could have handled a few more before the joint party ashore, set for 6PM. Dr. Taman told me that there was an occasional problem when BNL referred people for treatment and they were not exposed or controlled, in that some felt since BNL referred them they would get per diem at Majuro or Ebeye. He said that on occasion BNL sent someone to Majuro oO Cis a = c Cal who should have gone to Honolulu for treatment (none I.D. card people) and TT had no referral money at that time so the patient just hung around Majuro. He noted a case of a BNL referral over 2 years ago where a man had a heart problem, never was sent to Honolulu and is now paralyzed, still in Majuro; and he is not getting per diem. I brought this up to Dr. Pratt and suggested that on all BNL referrals the team leader make sure the patient and escort are aware what they might expect in the way of treatment and other benefits. He got very huffy and lectured by telling me "The point is that the people know whether or not they have an I.D. card and this is sufficient information", I pointed out that even with our big meeting only 50 out