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20 [[Index tab letters visible are on subsequent pages]] 7-45- Sight of sun (see col.13)- Trying to find oil leak after center motor 8-53 Started [turning? West?] magnetic [[air?]] about 8 mi??? 10:05 Headed 256 mag as above May 9 10 knots 11-20 sighted ship probable dest [?] north & parallel for [?] for 15 minutes. [[? ?]] 4.48 Sighted lights of steamer [?] set course west mag at 5.00 for about 5 minutes when they disappeared 505 Continued west 5-10 [[shot? verg's?]] star (red) 5-20 Put flare overboard 5-25 Sighted ^[[flashing]] light about 300° mag Headed that way. 5.35 Sighted flashing light 250° mag 6.00 Headed for second light probably buoy off Nanset Hbr. 6.27 Engine stopped 6.53 Started [[stbd? eng.? port? eng.?]] would start but stopped again 7.05 Both engines running - resumed [course?] for light. Others lights in sight - one [[steamer?]] or probably [[strikethrough]] Chatham [/strikethrough]] fishing vessel. Speed about 8 8.25. Light headed for probably [?] [course?] changed to head for another light (flashing) bearing 5 W mag. 8.30 Day just starting to break. 9.25 Off N.A.S. [[chas?]] sighted plane heading our way. (Continued p 21)