Figure 68. . USS Nicholas (DDE-449) crewman holding sick rat at Rongertk after CASTLE, BRAVO. Rongerik was manned only intermittently during the shot periods following these surveys. TG 7.4 personnel were flown to the island on 12, 19, and 26 March to make daylight weather soundings and were removed the same day. On 12 April a Navy patrol boat (PC-1546) sonnel anchored in the lagoon. carrying weather per- All personnel were housed on the boat; weather personnel went ashore to make weather observations and operate Project 6.6 instrumentation, but only for short periods. boat, its crew, and its passengers departed. On 7 May the On 14 May a rollup team vis- ited the island. 1 234