ry Sebati: MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD (Cont'd) Protection of Transient Shipping During Operaticn CASTLE soe SUBJECT: Between 2% February and 1 March 1954, WE-29 aircraft performed weather and cloud tracking missions in all four quadrants from ground zero. No surface shipping was sigtted on these missions, three cof which were flown to the east northeast of ground zerc, cne on 27 February and two on 1 March 1954. a. The P2V and destroyer search of the Eniwetok/Bikini Canger drea madem contacts. As a matter of interest, a destroyer security sweep on 17 Feburary 1954 encountered one Japanese fishing vessel, the Hiyagikenajinoickorpiramaru, 26 nautical oe 7; miles on true bearing of 40 degrees from Eniwetok Island. This ship was escorted toward the northern eige of the Danger drea and left on course 315 degrees, 9 knote with the recommendation that air patrol observe its subsequent novements. No further contacts with this ship were reported. ds a summary, the CIC BATROEZO was contacted periodically pre-shot and reported no transient shipping in the area. Qe ' i R. A. EOUSE Lt Col, USUF Chief, Tech Branch, Jq3