Tl _ cargo without knowledge of consignees! operstional comaitmants at the time of unloading inevitably resulted in the necessity of tunneling for stores, overcerriczge of cargo and unnecessary hailing. ehipmen’t of cargo between atolls was a noreal occurrence. Trzns— There were no adequate ami secure facilities ashore ab Eniwetok for texpovary stowage of Havy stores offloaded for trenashipment. Losses due to misplacecent, pilferure and exposure to the eleuentes resulted, Oceasionsliy supply ships esrried two acheduled essignments of pro~ visions for a single ship, beyond the capacity of the consignee to; receive. Adejuate shore storage would have benefitted the task grow greatly. 6. Replenishnent ef fuel preseated equal difficulty. the complications arising frem shot postponenscts ant frequent ship movements at Hikint affected refueling even nore than they did the other supply vessels, since it was usually necessary for the larger chips to get underway end renain at sea for several hours to receive fuel, Wind ead the lagoon carrents caused ehipe at anchor to yar over « wide arc, and a freyaent swell made lying alongside umesirebie. Fueling schedules ware developed te sapet the situation pre- veiling apon the arrivyal of a tanker, end by jedicious tepping off af scaller ships by larger onesa pricr to the tanker's arrival the nusber of ships refueling dircctly from SERVPAC tankers was held to a uinimm, ALSRTH, the MTS transport, presented a particular probles, for she hed newer fueled at soa, esi ons refueling was essurtial before her 225 .) aa -. Fis