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Harbor, Hawaii. The two ships arrived at Enewetak on 25 July 1977 to
deliver 7,650 measurementtonsof cargo which included four landing craft
(two LCM-3s and two LCM-6s), one personnel boat (landing craft,
vehicle, personnel-LCVP), the radiation laboratory trailers, two liquid
nitrogen plants, vehicles, construction equipment, and other equipment
and supplies.89 The major role played by these no-cost sealifts, and the full
cooperation of the Navy in providing them, bears mention again.
The MSCawarded Dillingham Tug and Barge Corporation the contract
for bimonthly shallow-draft barge service between Pearl Harbor, Johnston
Atoll, and Enewetak Atoll. The first shallow-draft barge, which arrived on
23 August 1977 (Figure 3-17), carried 3,448 measurement tons of Army,
exchange, and Field Command cargo from Oakland, and 647
measurementtons of Field Commandcargo from Pear! Harbor. The only
deck space left was that required for access to the reefer vans.8! Even so,
many critical items had not been received in time for shipment on the
barge or the special Navysealift. It was time to review the status of
undelivered orders and the cargo available for the next Navysealift.82
Supply and transportation representatives of the agencies involved in
the cleanup project met at Headquarters MTMCWA in Oakland,
California, on 27-28 July 1977 to identify and resolve problems associated
with marshalling the remaining undelivered Army equipment and
shipping it to Enewetak. Approximately 9,000 measurement tonsofrolling