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[[circled]] 6 [[/circled]] Jan. 7, 1963 (2nd ). At 6 tonight at close of first table seating, they stopped ship to try out a winch that had been overhauled during the day. Tom Berg told me of it just before supper and I was quite unready for it. In first place poorly rigged net one I picked up at McMurdo was told wasn’t being used and that I could have it. It was fairly coarse mesh. Anyway bosun's mate would not trust [[strikethrough]] clip [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] snap [[/insertion]] hook and tied line onto net bridles. There were only 2, & Jack rove on the third. / Anyway we got it over the stern made a five minute tow and got a surprising number of copepod^[[insertion]] o [[/insertion]]; one small one, brilliant red there were several, rest seemed all one species. /// Is station 1, Jan 7, 63 (2nd) lat. 54°,05’ Long. 165°42’. Surface, 5 mins. Net. [[insertion]] [[clipping from bulletin]] 8 JAN -- Posit 56-29.2S 160-13.0W. SOA 13.5. [[/insertion]] Jan 8 Tuesday We are moving along approaching halfway to first landing, or rather site to be investigated Port Arthur ^-nvers ID. The sea is getting up this morning – and got worse this afternoon. Spray is coming over in gusts, over starboard side and we