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<alinginese .toll; 10 warch 1954
€1)
Sifo Island:
(a) Native property, left by people mo were visiting from
Rongelap Island, was protectod agciast thy weather, ll clothinz, tools,
etc. were pliced inside s canvas sheltor on tep of dried palm fronds, ond
covered with -dditions] canvas,
(6b) 4 thirty foot‘sailing schooner wis movud to 2 s2fo cncotcr756 in the lee of cniuatrkku Island. The boat was anchored in a scandy scot
in ‘ha evant thit it snould sink. Jeaching wes impracticable due to the
limited time available.
(2)
Enibuke Island:
(2)
(3)
Sokonikairu Island:
(a)
3.
Metive property secured, intonsity Levals tcken.
Uninhsbitated ~ intensity levels t-ken.
Navigation and genorel information:
a. Hongelag. atoll:
(1)
Entrance can be mads quite readily through South Pass and .orth
(2)
Landings can be readily aade on all islonds by motor whaleboat.
enst Pass. ‘YWeet Poss
because soundings are
good, The Small oat
to see and wppecrs to
shows quite plainly, hovwvor, no oass:ge was attemsted
not adequate, Eavigationcl fixes, using tangents :2rc
eassi.s in tho UVorthwost part of the atoll is difficube very dangerous when heavy swells ore rmmnicg.
Qn most of the islands tho beach gradisnt wns quits steep, pormitting exsy
beaching of boats. i sharp lockout gnould ba maintained at c11 tines for
coral heads and dark, yellow, or dark green, witer should be 2ivoidad.
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Bikar stoll:
(1)
Bikar Island Passzze is very difficult to find snd 9053+53
through the lagoon is difficult oven for a small boat, A lending was
made with wery little difficulty in the lee of Sikar [sland st low cid.
Tt was found xdvisable to put tho bow of tha boat agninst tha ruer, which
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risss steeply at low tidy, and let the party wade ecshors, The witer is
only kmeo deep at this portod of the tide, Backwash from the rvef sasuc
be cvrefully witched,