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Vhen we arrived at Ronpelap ve were met by Lhe new elected magistrates
Jobwe, and his predecessor, Nick.
‘They were very cordial and urged. us to set
up operalions in the new dispeusary ashore.
The ship immediately procured the
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way and ship-to-shore shuttling began.
This was placed uider the gans-
The only procedures that vere reyuired
to be performed aboard chip were the dental extractions and x-ray slic
stay on Rongelap was uneventful until the final evening when we were proper ing
to show a movie for the village.
While the medical staff and the crew of the ship
were setting up a projector, a young male Jiving on Rougelap, who we Later
discovercd had becn drtnukine vada, wont berserk and allewpled to ren over anybody
he could hit with his Toyota truehk.
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ran over the projection ft dita and the Stle cua: trovarveu, by tho
nobody was ‘injured and ald members of Lhe EXG medica
damediately returned to tie chip.
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‘hereafter the magistrate aud Rich cowe out
to the ship and requested that ve notify Najuro immediately,
requesting a police i
to accompany the next field trip ship to plaee the young man under arrest for
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assault,
IT don’t believe that his actions were directed against BNY/DC:
or the slip directly, but were rather as a result of uncontrolled fury secondary
to iutoxication.
The people of Rongelap apolopized profusely aud wo indicated
to thew that we understood the situation and that they were not held respousthle
for his actions.
On the following day we departed for Utirik.
moderate Lo heavy swells.
Again we ran inte
The shipwos pitching so badly that Captain Coberly
chose to tack across the waves at 4.5 knots Lo prevent excessive hull stradn.
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