35- Fortunately, no ship incurred damage on Mingan sufficient to put 1t out of commesion, The only severe bottom damave incurred by an LOT beaching was received by 1S¥ 551 at Rongorik early in the operation. Lf 762 wee placed in upkeep status for 2) days to replace an inoperstive main generator ent for other repaire, ani concluied the eperation nit. @ broken min cheft, tub these cseualties were not directly attributable to her repeated bezehings at Eninasn, But all LéTs bed their operating efficiency iapaired ty spring bows, holed holle, and vent serewe. ‘The aost significant beaching accident eb Bikini occurred on BR.¥O ninns three days, when iST &25, beached and felly laden with cargo beiny evacusted from Ininmwen, nas unable to get off the beech, Efforts to assist her te retract were aneuccessful until 36 hours later, at 1000 on B-2, when on a high tide, will all eargo unlosted, the concerted efforts of two ATFs, 1§ Lote ani her engines backing full freed her fros the beach. The ection of the currents hed built up « sand bar under her, just forward of the starn, while she wes lozding. This seme sandbar continued to add te the LSTs! troubles throughout the perdod, IGk 3. Ss «During the latter half of the CASTLE test series, radioc- legical safety in the task group became a relatively minimm probles, The task proupts experiences with rudifoactive contasinaticn in BRAVO made all subsequent contacts with thie phenomenon appear minor, es they ectually were in cocperiaon. AFWUHO Ne ships received any significant 44