PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED S@Gnnr oe e - Project 6.4 and JTF SEVEN staff dominated the Forward Peady Room in thelr com cern for the YAG'a, These were eventually recovered safely By 1220, Station 70 on Nan lost power, Firing Party maintained communications by use of battery radio, Ships contimed to maneuver to avoid fallout. A little while later at about 1600 two copters want in with to pick up the Firing Party and other people in Station 70. -_.-- as monitor These were — and two Army communications men. The first five were taken over to the USS ESTES soon after landing on the USS BAIROKO. 4*+N mission dispatched to Dog, Station 1210, to inspect generators. successful but landed in hich radiation levels, about 60 RAR. It was Two lasoon raft recovery missions dispatched to attempt recovery of water sanples. It was found that the rafts, those still present, were _ Swept clean, bottles, funnels and all, At 1705 two copters were dispatched to pick up raft sewius'er NRDL, The pilots found that the super structure of the rafts was blown away along with funnolgand hottles. : 4lso at 1705 of TS 7.1.was taken over to the USS BELLE GROVE by copter wicre he was lowered on a hoist without mishap. He remained aboard 75S SELLS GROVe to sample lagoon water and act as monitor. Later, at 1725 hours, the renerator for Station 1210. (HEN) was teken to Dog where he shut down Dezision made to return fleet to Mniwetok except for USS PELLE CROVE, At about 1°3) hours the USS BAIROKO and USS ESTES proceeded to Fniwetok for a re-shuffling of plans and perscnonele 2 MARCH 1954 At 0230 the Task Force arrived at Parry Island, Fniwetok ‘toll, where TS 7.1 disemsarked, After a series of meetings, elements of the Task Fores reenmbarked 2* 173 to proseed to Bikini Atoll 1order to commence the recovery progran for 5RAVO. ceparted at 1800. Ships The J=3 Section split into two teamé: ESTES TEAM DISTRIBUTION: Copy 1 ~ Jm3 Bikini tf 2 = §-3 Elmer 7 3 - UCRL Thompson coPieD/uue LANL RG BATROKO TEAM Se =e, : ff