;
ATOLL
ISLAND
DATE
TINE
SAMPLE NO
MALOELAP
KAVEN
6 Mor
1130
S87
WOTHO
WOTHO
MAJURO
7.
_
ULIGA
cE
comapenerinaa © one
6 Mar
7 Var
1615
1200
4
MR/AHR & SAMPLING
1.8 o/hr, 2-villago, 2-path
W12
W13
to beach.
Well. wator.
From catch basin,
ss
0.8 mr/hr, 1 by well; 2-mid-
WwW
Well water (no rain in catch
S9
0.5 mr/hr, & from near Admin
W10
Tap watcr.
villago.
basin for 2 mo.)
Bldg.
Pacific Microncsian Line S.S. "ROQUE", Master: Lawrence Blanc, home port,
Guam, lcft Eboye 0840 M on 1 March, cntered channel to Utirik Lagoon about 1200 kL
on 2 March, and anchored in Iagoon at 1524 M on 2 March; docked at ifajuro (Uliga
Is.) 1630 om 7 March.
Readings (mrfhr) after docking: 2-3 insido min dock struc
ture, 10 on open deck, 5-8.in sleeping quarters on upper.dcek, 10-30 cn rope and
canvas,
Prior racintion levels exnnct be estimatod because of rain squalls and w:
certainty about when decks last washed, Lester wis advised ‘to have.decks washed
aown as soon as cenvenicnt. He was told that the activity would nct hurt anyorc,
but tht 4t was undesirable to have it around longer than necessar;.
8,
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Futuro visits to Erikub and Maloclap should not bo
attempted by UF~l oxccpt undcr ecenditions of greater urgency.
The writer's prior
oxpericnee in such operations is vary Umited, but from his own observations plus
the rcmarks made by those better qualificd to judge, it appoars that a fair amount
of risk is involvod,
9. Especially notable was the very cooperative attitude of the Navy personn:.
at Kwajalein and the Marshall District Administrative Officials at Majuro in supporting this mission,
1 Inel:
Varshall Islands /;toll
Semples collcetcd by T. N.
Mite, 5-7 March 1954
COPIED/DO
LANL
RC
, E
/s/
T.
N.
White
DR. T. N. SHITE
Health Divisian
LASL