a<> station C°2 



This release station was located within the boundaries of the disposal 

 areao Of 14 bottles released in this localityj 8 were reported from New 

 Jersey within the 20 miles between As bury Park and Seaside Parke 



Minimum course tracks of these bottles varied between 10 miles and 25 

 miles o With one exception, the drift intervals varied from 7 to 10 dayso 

 On the basis of these tracks and intervals, the returns from this release 

 evidence a drift to the south and west at a minimum average speed of l©? 

 miles=.per"dayo 



Notwithstanding the calculated reconstruction of drift bottle activity, 

 drift bottle returns from this station suggest that floating objects released 

 ia the disposal area on October 27 were carried toward the New Jersey shore© 

 The indicated speednnade-good was from lol to 2o3 miles-^per-dayo 



ALBATROSS III RELEASES 



Observers on the vessel Albatross III released 54 bottles on 

 Ncyember 1 at three stations southeast from Sandy Hook, 14 bottles at 

 18 miles (station C=2 in the grid arrangement and disposal area), 20 

 bottles at 30 miles, and 20 bottles at 49 miles » These release stations 

 and the recovery points of bottles returned from these releases are shown 

 in Figure 4 and Table lo 



COMMENTS ON RECOVERIES 



ao Recoveries from New Jersey 



As of January 15, 1949, twelve bottles from the Albatross III 

 releases had been reported, all from the innermost station (the disposal 

 area) e These bottles came in to the New Jersey shore along a 10=mile 

 stretch of beach south of Manas quan<> The minimum course tracks of this 

 group varied from 15 to 2 3 mileso Their drift intervals varied between 

 two and six days, except one which was reported 19 days after release© 



Eight returns from this release are especially interesting because 

 of their consistency o Illustrating an example of bottle recoveries that 

 furnish reliable drift information a tabulation of these returns follows ; 



Bottle NOo 



668 drifted approximately 16 miles in 2 days at about 

 8 miles/day 



676 drifted approximately 17 miles in 2 days at about 

 S miles/day 



