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Feb 8/63
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This afternoon after we had moved from Lockroy to Wilhemina Bay past Cape Anna Helicopters took off on two survey rounds Capt Mac on First, and on on his return for [[insertion]] fuel [[/insertion]] Jack Cro- jumped at Chance to go - Saw an [[insertion]] ice [[/insertion]] cliff fall in water. Makes me think of what would happen in Bonapart Inlet. should that 80 foot ^[[insertion]] ice [[/insertion]] cliff drop into 80 foot wide inlet. Goodbye boat. / [[line]] [[right margin, extended )]] We are anchoring in Sven Foyn Hbr. tonite (for the night?) [[/right margin]]

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Wide open space, old whaling station Jack says as many as 18 ships in here at a time. Still old tanks and mooring rings and chains about and one wreck of a sizeable ship. We got [[strikethrough]] ashore [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] our [[/insertion]] boat to set fish traps at [[blank]] p.m. & set one over by shag rookery, last point of rock [[strikethrough]] before [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] marking [[/insertion]] cove with wreck went almost up to it, pictures in the dark! sunset too, (too many shots) got back to ship after setting trap at 9--,p.m. making a tow net haul that produced two krill; [[insertion]] 1st [[/insertion]] dredge haul was an empty one; 2nd very fruitful.