im - te ‘te WP-29 aircraft had completed the final daylight search | of the ocean area out to 800 niles ‘from Bikint along the forecast “track of the radioactive clow, towarn any ships“ont of the area. | Theprescribed sector was‘clear of shipping‘except for USNS GENERAL | PATRICK, contacted by the aircraft 415 nilesfrom ground ZeTO. + Since magea “the PATRICK‘woul olearthe designated dangersectorby 1800 of Bone "ather present course ‘and speedwere continued, she was not diverted.o. _ 2 Beat approximately 2000 PHILIP ended her patrol off the shot’ island ‘and proceeded south, keeping well to ‘the west of the atoll, "te tee ateJoke. BATROKO onstation as’plane guard, “By2230 BATROKO's tio ~ oy wane: “nelfeopters, vithfiring party onboard, had departed the shot island ay foae At205 theyreturned ‘to the ahip and BATROKD got. underCoots ? zit ‘way, and‘proceeded outof the‘agoon. Bikini Atold.was clear of ships -. yaPE. rs . < , ft “= . a vr = me Sy: “e ;aidpersonnel,except‘fortae‘eiring pertyinthe 2 RigaBanker,and i} : é of Pk te x =‘ready tor’‘thedetonation ofBRAD,aeyok aessas "9.“At0030)BATRORD Teached|‘her aotgaedstation.at 0130¥tbe i - ~ . e. Ss:ae aeShae, aSes “paws aireraft (arR. BORGSTROM, sr, ust)”“assigned to Project buh* (arene ships waa 39and 40)tockoff from Enivetok‘atretrip. By2 vo "0200 APACHE and SIOUXhadeparted ETA's that would place them on -.’ ‘station by 0400. At 0300 theProject 6.4 P2V5 arrived in the Bikind area and control of it was essumed by BAIROKO crc, | At 0445 CJTF SEVEN inal confirmation thet the shot would be fired ‘on schedule, — —_i i aeek Re ee aT