was ordered. to (Utirik, and departed Eniwetok at 0600 3 March. It had been Learea that the Air Force perp nnel at Bongerit:weather station had deen evacuated vy FM. “During the morningof3 March ae . CindPechit nate avetleble ‘to one1.3 two ‘TEs of Escort Division 112, uss 9 (as-hz2) end USS SILVERSTELN (DE.534), to assist if 1 required. one 75 accepted this offer of assistance and assumed operational control of doth vessels. * MoO was omtered to Uiirik to assist SENSU. “Tater inthe asy, after the situation‘eleazed, coe te “operational control of ‘SILVERSIEIN wes “returmed to Commander, - ; | Revwadian Sea Frontier, since her services were not neoded.|tee " , 9. the‘ svacustion at BongelapTatant proceeded sai. By’ 1045 on3.Wagon ‘aantivesina‘bocaSenoved from therhe feland.he Uses “FS ; EBMwasusedto move,‘the elderlyend‘sick $e Beajeteia.‘theAelend .. The fF: “2 ov ergo ~~ wie ae ge. Magistratedostgnsted166persons in‘thiscontegorys, theywereexbarked ms te Tea BP ~s a 4 = Tt mee 08 Se~- - - 4 lt ‘s * tathe“adrerettand departed forKwajalein. at“0935.n.mae‘Femnining= a : ‘feale ae aie wr tees wae ~ we ~ . ret RS my 48 Maraballese wore ‘placed aboardFRE. With Bongelep‘leared, ay oer Saye “> asAt oN 7 = ae $7 u Ped whys * : . geAS: “ye cea’ “ates searen party, "ineluaingJoba, the Kogistrate,,‘and thesntespreter, ” 2757 PRES, oh oaae Fee . : “s -vas sent toZniaetok eendy across‘the Asgboa, where thePBK hed reportedseeing people. The partydanasthere at a5and after a. wt thorough’ search“determined batthere vas ‘no one on the Tela,ag 7 was fortunate that Eniactok was minedtea, since radiation inten , sities there exceeded 3000 ar/hr. PHILIP personnel chittod ond . reanchored in a better lee a 30 footBloop belonging to the Magis- trate, aad PHILIP then departed Rongelep. + re. Upon the advice of the