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Friday ~ 12 ves 1954
DAILY DIARY ~ BIKINI ATOLL
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Completed ROMEO minus one activities without mishap,
Boating conditions in both the Tare and Nan Area continued to be rough and hazardous.
Permiseion to arm ROMEO was given to
by
for
. The
Firing Party returned from Station 90 after arming via LCM and were quite fatigued as &
result of the rough trip,
Due to the weather condition a decision wae reached at 2000 houre for a probable post-
Pponerent of firing ROMEO for 48 houre with a thin poseibility of only a 2h-hour delay,
At
2300 houre the new ROMZO minus two plane were formulated and put into operation, Arreangements were made for the ships to reenter off Nan and for the Firing Party to dicarm ROMEO,
Ectra TU-4 booster will be retained here until after the shot. and ‘then will be shipped
as requested back to Parry {
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The following ship movene nts occurred in the areat
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USS ADACTE ATP 67 departed 0330°-in connection with
Project 2.5 buoy laying phase,
USS RENSHAY DDE 499 arrived at 0800
USS RENSHAW DDE 499 departed at 1100
The following Boat Missione were completed according to the following prioritys
1,
LON 37 .nece
2e
LOM 209
ereece
_ Preg 16
from barge to Lagoon to Nan.
Clock setting.
TU-7 from barge at Nan to BAIROKO to CURTISS.
Operations.
Rad-Safe
a
JTF YWeater
3.
UM 3h ....- & people from JTF from ESTES to Tare Airstrip.
personnel returning to Eniwetok,
be.
ICOM 38 .ecee TU-G and TU-7 personnel from barge for Rad-Safe clothing to
5.
UM yl and 16M 6 cece
Nan then to ESTES,
ESTES for
to BATROKO,
and k people from TU-6 from Station 90 to
Firing Party return.
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