(2)
RRINKLEY BASS (DD 887) on patrol at WIDE ENTRANCE
reported receiving a faint message at 22 Mike on
22352 Kes; message was "Help, help, followed by
something about submarine.”
A check of all
TG 7.5 vessels indicated that none were in
trouble; the origin of the message is still
undetermined.
f.
(3)
(1)
The evaluation of this contact is "DOUBTFUL."
At 1013 local time on 24 March 1948, a PBM on
of fshore patrol picked up a possible radar con-
tact at twenty (20) miles range.
The patrol
plene closed the range until the radar "blip"
disappeared at a range of one and one-half (1%)
miles.
The plane reported that the "blip™ re-
sembled a cloud echo on the radar scope, but that
no clouds were present in the area.
(2)
At 1044 local time, the PBM again picked up the
"blip™ and retained "blip" on radar scope for
two minutes; the position of the two,contacts in-
dicated a speed of 3.5 knots, course 200°T.
(3)
ROGERS (DOR 876) was directed by CIU 7.5.35 te
conduct a sonar search in the area; the search was
continued by ROGERS and PBM without result until
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