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APPLIED FISHERIES LABORATORY
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Processed samples:
with Beckman MX5 in m. reps.perhr.;
serial No. 65005
HOW Fish
11-2-55
Bonham and Lowman at Bimer—
0830 Held and Seymour with Dugear:and Spavinleft Elmer in L-20 for Fred;
O915Tookoffin PBM(612) fromFredforRongelapwithLt.Mallinger
as pilot. Flying timeto Rongelap2hours 7 mins;_ winds at 33 knots from
ENE mostof3way;landedoff Rongelap Island, put ashore in life raft;
ashore
at 12:05;surveyedwith BeckmanMX5,(1) the village area; (2) the path
to adistanceof 800 _yards south ofvillage,
to ocean side of Island.
(3) path leading from lagoon
ReturnedtoPEM ~~ 1400;
ashoreLabaredj(liferaft) at 1445.
took offfor Labaredj;
Surveyed(1) landing area, (2) beach
to mid islandonlagoon side,(3)thencross Island to ocean side, (4),
northern most tip ofIsland, (5) coconut grovenear north end, (S) Rhinehart
fi
‘inallytheyellow stakeonIsland,unnamed, just south of Labaredj.
ReturnedtoPBM~/1600. Landed atFred at 1810.
L-20 met plane and
Zanded us at Elmer at 1820.
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Meter readings follow
3 ft. above ground
_-ARBA 8
closed
RONGELAPISLANDlandinginfrontofvillage _._
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60paces from lagoon tocistern 08/
Te " - school house - hospital area
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