Table 28.

Summary of the status of transient shipping in the f acific

Proving Ground area on or about 27 March 1954.

Vessel

Location/Course

PC-1172

Kwajalein at 0600, 27 March

LST-1157

10°40'N, 170914'£, course 270, 9.5 knofs (17.6
km/hr }

LSIL-9035, LSIL-9309

(French vessels)

19931'N, 168942'E, course 270, 10 knots
km/hr)

(18.6

Fishing vessel

Last reported 7930'N, 168°F, course 33

(no

further contacts in Area Green and secfor

searches )

Kaiko Maru

Departed Wake 1545, 22 March; estimate position
at 2000 26 March, 109°N, 174°E:; destination

10°N, 175°E

Malika (British vessel)

Requested by ComNavFor Marianas at 190
to stay clear of enlarged danger area.

Dai Maru

Departed Wake for Japan 0130 22 March
point 209N, 1659E

ja route

14910'N, 179939'W at 1200 on 27 March;

ETA

Visual/radar search aircraft contact:

15°02'N,

USS Genessee (A0G-8)
Japanese fishing boat,

No. KN2482

Pearl 2200 on 30 March, course 082

22 March

167953'E, course 116, 10 knots (18.5 km/hr) at
approximately 1300 on 22 March; patrol plane
diverted vessel to course 90; no furth bry CONntact made with this boat

Fishing boat

Visual/radar search aircraft contact a f 1130 on
21 March: 19945'N, 161918'E, course f 10

knots (18.5 km/hr), nationality unknowh; upon
direction search aircraft turned vesse

to the

northeast at 1230; no further contacts made
with this boat
M/V Gunners Knot

0600 on 27 March, position 7°10'N, 168
course 270, 10 knots (18.5 km/hr)

M/V_Roque

0600 on 27 March, Kwajalein

Source:

Reference 16.
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