Rongelap magistrate the ship proceeded to Ailingnas sell, 25 miles mo) the west. John believed that a party of seventeen natives was " there on Enibuk Island. PHILIP found no oneona Batbuk, but sighted a. sloop in the.-Lagoon off Sito Island. Her two whale boats were dis- : patched to Sito,“and brought off 18 Marshallese, Masbers of this party -| and the Rongelap Uagietrate:assured ir. Wilds and theCo Coomanding Officer, PHILIP, that,there mre0 no morenabives on cited!ell,and PHILIP | s °° - a “ oe : 500 yartssouth ‘of Dtirile Island. ‘She could not enter the Lagoons t yey ; 10. . ad 0735‘on 4 arch ‘RENSHAW arrived at Utirik and hove to , it was necessary to evacuate the natives over the reef to, theship.” ara tee gts vs ge 2.’ ‘edeulth Lae Bugist: Se da! auld ¢ Beige oe pe departed at1800, vith\ aaE ‘ana“at ‘Brajalein of “0830 |i March. . living at shore. RENSHA's‘two“notor-whaleboatswere) Launched. one,; | Teesme oe “withthe each party aboard, proceeded inshore to“sbtenpt a “Landing,” ~ ed a 7 we‘Ss we ‘the’otherdeparted to ‘search ‘along the reef for a“break,‘that would:= Zs offer a favorable spot for safe oat handling in the Svacuation, ° 1 : ae 1, The beachh partyoatapproached the,‘southshore”of the ioe7 ” Late, ” since«a sizable curt ¥was ‘breaking, ‘it was dscitiea“not,‘to attenpt..a: SS q q ‘ 3 4 ! z i 4 Lamiing in the boat. Tashan a@ small rubber raft.was ‘Lamehed, securéa ok to the boat by @ line, and “in it RENSHAW's Executive Officer, LOR W. RB Easton, USNR, paddled siorenard. After considerable difficulty he - reached the islani, assisted by several natives who swam out to meet him, At about this time a Navy UFl arrived from Kvajalein, first Landed in the lagoon, then took off and landed again in the open sea near RENSHAW. hbo othe Trust Territory official, an interpreter and two CJTF SEVEN y Lo