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[[insertion, clipping from ship's bulletin]] 18 JAN -- Hove to in edge of pack 20 miles southwest of Adelaide Island in low visibility for 12 hrs. Landed at "T" British base. Made photo survey of area. Proceeding to anchorage one mile off southern tip Adelaide Island. USARP and beach recon party to work area and consult with British expedition members. Intend remain at anchorage one day to meet requirements USARP reps. [[/insertion]] Almost lost helicopter over side with roll of ship. A bit previously went astray because of poor visibility - got headed in direction opposite from one it was supposed to take on ice seals penguins - 43° roll - broken ice. [[underlined]] Heliopter [[/underlined]] over again on recon [[underlined]] 4:30 to 5 p.m. [[/underlined]] [[insertion, clipping from ship's bulletin]] 19 Jan -- Anchored 1 mile south west of British base on southern tip Adelaide Island. Conducted survey. Obtained much additional information on general area from members of British expedition. Underway at 192330Z. Proceeding in open water to Rothera Point, Adelaide Island for site survey that area. Reported as having aircraft landing area on ice piedmont accessible from beach. [[/insertion]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[circled]] 18 [[/circled]] Friday 18th 63 direction. There were seals scattered about, Crab eaters the capt [[insertion]] Mac [[/insertion]] says. He also saw one leopard seal which he describes as being ever so much larger than the others and with a head and neck suggestive of a dinosaur. Seal holes we saw - but they seemed too small for a seal to emerge. Only once did I see a group of 6 or 8 with a couple of smaller individuals (not pups but certainly younger than most of those we saw. Though cloudy, foggy, snowy they would be lying on side - almost belly up - as the Capt said enjoying the sun - certainly it looked as though they might be basking in the sun. ^[[insertion]] [[circled]] non existant [[/circled]] [[/insertion]]. One could see where it was. Weddell seals he tells me we have not yet ^[[insertion]] been [[/insertion]] seen. [[line across page, in orange]] [[circled]] Jan 19, Saturday 1963 [[/circled]] Yesterday evening we put out our traps, but what a time we had doing it. [[strikethrough]] Couple of [[/strikethrough]] An English man came out from Adelaide Main Base [[insertion]] Base [[circled]] T [[/circled]] [[/insertion]] - a Comdr. Dixon leaving Art Nash behind. Then their boat came out to get him, and we who were ahead - in boat to sound out a shallow place to drop traps 3 to five fms were recalled to follow Eng. men's boat in to ascertain landing at Avian Id for the morrow. Well we waited couple of hours for them to leave the Staten Id. and then we had engine
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fms = fathoms