As of January 15, 1949, there had been 25 recoveries from four of 

 the stations (Table l)o They were picked up on the New Jersey coast 

 from near Navesink southward to Island Beach near Barnegat. Their drift 

 intervals were from 1 day to 2 3 dayso All recovery points are plotted in 

 Figure 3« 



Againj, all recoveries but one showed a drift to the south and westo 

 Inasmuch as all the recoveries came from New Jersey, and for ease in 

 making comment, the recoveries will be discussed by their release stations c 

 The station designation used in discussing the Balanus releases will again 

 be usedc ~" 



a o Station A-1 



Two bottles were reported found the day after releasee Their minimum 

 course tracks were 6 miles and thus we estimate a drift speed of at least 

 6 miles -per-dayo A third bottle, found relatively close to these on the 

 second day after release, perhaps had lain on the beach unnoticed for one 



dayo 



Station B-1 



Earliest recoveries came ashore between Belmar and Manas quan. New 

 Jersey, 8 days after release and 13 miles awayo With no assumptions as to 

 delays, their minimum drift speeds were lo6 miles-per-day, A fourth bottle 

 was found in the same vicinity 13 days after release. 



Ce Station C-1 



Eight bottles from this station were found along a 10-mile stretch 

 of the coast between Island Beach and Ocean Beach near Seaside Parke 

 The minimum course tracks of these bottles varied between 17 miles and 

 26 miles, and their drift intei^als varied from 8 to 11 days. The best 

 performance was shown by a bottle which drifted at least 25 miles in 

 8 days for a calculated speed of 3 miles -per-dayo Calculated speeds of 

 ths others averaged approximately 2 miles -per-dayo 



One bottle released at this station deserves special commento This 

 was found near Navesink 5 days after release. Its minimum course track 

 was about 8 1/2 miles in a northwesterly direction from the release station* 

 It is possible that this bottle was beached following an initial drift 

 with the current, and that its companion bottles behaved similarly but 

 escaped beaching or beached and were refloated before they were discoveredo 



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