a
reported no contacta,
SIGUX and XAG 39 finished laying buoys and
reported on their shot stations,
The task group was ready for the
shot, bat te no avail, for the weather was deteriorating,
At O542
word was received from the Task Force heaiquarters on Parry that
HECTAR had been cancelled for the day.
Thus bean a series of
five sorties in all before HZCTAR was detonated, three before YAUKEB,
and two efterverd, with NzoTsag the final shot despite ite early
reedinsst.
10.
EFPERSON was recalled from Uselang.
back te Bikini,
enchored.
AJHSWORTH wee ordered — .
After daylight the chipe re-entered the lagoon ant
CTG 7.3 and hie staff left ESTES ani, efter conferences
on Parry Islani, boarded on aircraft for return te Bikini,
dust
prior te take-off word was received that the weather forecest had
inproved, end en atterpt wenld be asie again to fire NECTAR next
noraings the TG 7.3 operations cenber in ESTES waa reepencd,
ALNSSORTH ordered to tarn around and steam far Eniwetek again ani
the H8CTaAR echedule repeated.
SIOUK and YAO 39 laid encther ctring
of fall~cut buoys to windward of thoee laid the day before, atill
enrecovered.
By 2000 all ships were again clear of the lagoon,
FRILIP hed sailed fer Bikinl on the ferry run and ENSHAe wes nce
pakine the westbound trip from Bikini to Enivetok,
aircraft ecarched the ares.
Agein VP-29'¢
Shortly after aldmigt EPPERSON had
barely teken her departure for Ujelang, when the word cams “HACTAR
delayed 46 hours",
AIHSeCRTH wee acain turned around end sent
back to Bikinf, sod EPPSUSON recalled.
Patrol aircraft were er
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