Pilotfish was found a complete loss with major failures in pressure and tank plating, scantlings, closures, piping, and miscellaneous fittings. Damage was so thorough throughout the boat that no one section or piece of damage can be considered the most’ serious. Pilotfish was destroyed. Apogon was in considerable better condition than Pilotfish, and if it had been salvaged immediately, probably could have been put back in operable condition after considerable time. Main failures in Apogon occurred in the forward torpedo room, where there is a hole 18 in. by 30 in., in the top at about frame No. 30, another hole between main ballast tanks 68 and 6D, and a leak in the top of 6B. Because of passage of air from aft to forward, it is believed that bulkhead flappers, stuffing tubes or other fittings, failed. Vent risers to No. 1 main ballast tank and No. 7 failed at the valves, and it is presumed that others did also. Time required for salvaging Apogon is estimated at being between 3 and 4 weeks. The divers who inspected evidence that the munitions of the tests the ships on-board the (Reference C-4), reported that no "Saratoga" detonated as a result thus inferring that the on-board explosives remain neither salvaged nor safed. The divers reported (Reference C-3) that fogs of mud and sand were easily stirred up while ce eerie em ee eee ee nee ae there was ships confirming Additionally, contaminated, (Reference that it they was located reported especially C-4). are the that wood, Finally, both in the manila the the investigating the proximity “Saratoga" line, "Saratoga" fire of is GZ. radioactively hoses and BAKER and foamite "Pilotfish" were reported as closest to the BAKER GZ (Reference C-3). 3. POTENTIAL SALVAGE OF THE VESSELS AND EXPLOSIVES In 1973, S. A. Farle investigated Lagoon approximately Longitude 152° the sunken Japanese fleet at Truk East and Latitude 7° North (Reference C-8). Approximately 60 Japanese cargo and combat vessels were sunk in the lagoon during World battle stores and 2000089 War fuel II by oil. American aircraft. Approximately c-8 40 The years ships sank with following their