ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 95 
VESSEL PATROL 
Fourteen vessels of the Bureau were engaged in the patrol for the 
protection of the Alaska fisheries in 1938. Of these, the Avklet, 
Kittvwake, Merganser, Murre, and Widgeon were used in southeast 
Alaska; the Eider was in the Kodiak area, the Ibis at Chignik, the 
Hed Wing in the Alaska Peninsula area, and the Coot on the Yukon 
iver. 
The Blue Wing was based in the Icy Strait district for a short time 
in June, then engaged in the patrol and stream survey work on Prince 
William Sound until August 28, when it was again assigned to south- 
east Alaska for a brief period before returning to Seattle. As in the 
previous year, the Crane carried part of the Bristol Bay crew and 
supplies north from Seattle in May and then patrolled the Alaska 
Peninsula area until the end of July, after which it returned the 
Bristol Bay crew to Seattle. The Teal operated on Cook Inlet from 
May to August, carried on stream survey work in the Prince William 
Sound area during most of the month of September, and was used in 
stream survey and general patrol of the Ketchikan district of south- 
east Alaska during the fall season until October 19. 
The Scoter conducted the general patrol of the Bristol Bay area 
from May 22 to August 3 and then relieved the Crane in the Alaska 
Peninsula area until August 14, after which it returned to Seatile. 
In the spring, from March 17 to April 12, the Scoter assisted in the 
fur-seal patrol off Cape Flattery, Wash., during the northward mi- 
eration of the fur-seal herd. 
The Brant was used in general supervisory work, chiefly in south- 
east Alaska. In July it made a trip westward as far as Anchorage. 
On the return trip to southeast Alaska the Brant on the morning of 
July 15 ran aground on Williams Reef, about 8 miles east of Kodiak, 
causing considerable damage. The Navy vessel Teal rendered 
assistance, towing the Brant to Kodiak and later to Hoonah, in 
southeast Alaska. The Brant was towed by the Coast Guard patrol 
boat Alert from Hoonah to Ketchikan, and by the Bureau’s patrol 
vessel Crane from Ketchikan to Seattle, where it was laid up for a 
number of months. In December, the Brant made a round trip 
between Seattle and southeast Alaska in connection with hearings 
on the Alaska fishery regulations at Ketchikan, Petersburg, and 
Wrangell. y, 
A minor accident reported during the season was the striking of an 
uncharted rock in Moira Sound by the Ai%ttiwake on July 30. The 
vessel was able to proceed under its own power to Ketchikan, where 
repairs were made. The work of the Hider in the Kodiak district 
was cut short on August 19 by a broken crankshaft in the main engine, 
and the vessel was out of commission for the rest of the season. It 
was towed by the Bureau’s vessel Teal to Hoonah, and thence by 
other Bureau craft to Seattle. 
Five speed boats were in operation: No. 1 on Bristol Bay, No. 4 
in Prince William Sound, and Nos. 3, 5, and 6 in the Wrangell, 
Ketchikan, and Juneau districts, respectively. Speedboat No. 6, 
equipped with a 225-horsepower engine, was in operation this year for 
the first time. A new 150-horsepower engine, installed in August, 
greatly improved the service of speedboat No. 4, which had previously 
been equipped with the 80-horsepower engine salvaged from speed- 
