22 1 \ TEKNATIONAL ICE OBSERVATION AND ICE PATROL JiEKVlCE. 



N., long. 50° 20' W., whence at daylight, May 1, search could be 

 carried out east of this longitude between lats. 42° N. and 43° N. 

 At 10.30 p. m., fog set in, when we changed course to 118° true, for 

 lat. 42° 10' N., long. 50° 20' W., which was the southern end of the 

 first line of search, with the expectation of running out of the fog. 

 Gentle to moderate W. to NNW. winds, with smooth to moderate 

 seas, were experienced on April 28 and 29, while on April 30 we had 

 gentle to light SW. winds, with calm and fog at the end of the day. 

 At 11 p. m., G. M. T. sent the following broadcast: "Ice patrol 

 Tampa. 42 40 N., 52 30 W. Ice area mth following bounds: 

 48th meridian, 43d parallel; thence to 42 00, 49 00; thence to 42 00, 

 50 30; thence to 43 00, 50 30; thence on 43d parallel to 53d me- 

 ridian; thence northward on 53d meridian. For vessels making 

 Cabot Straits many bergs and growlers on tracks 8 and 9 between 

 longitudes 47 10 W. and 51 50 W." The Tampa communicated 

 with Cape Race and arranged for that station to broadcast, free of 

 chaise, ice warnings regarding Cabot Straits. 



May 1 began with light airs to moderate breezes from N. ; weather 

 clear after 3 a. m. ; moderate confused swell. Vessel on course 118° 

 true, for southern end of first line of search. At 7.37 a. m., in lat. 

 42° 10' N., long. 50° 20' W., set course N. true, on line of search. 

 During the day, covered the area between lats. 42° N. and 43° N. 

 and longs. 50° 10' W. and 49° W. At 12.25 p. m., sighted a berg 

 in lat. 42° 50' N., long. 49° 30' W. At dark stopped search for the 

 day, reduced speed, and stood 300° true for 23 miles, for the dead- 

 reckoning position of the berg sighted. At 9.20 p. m., stopped and 

 lay to for the night, having failed to pick up the berg in the dark- 

 ness. The following radiogram was broadcasted: ''2300 G. M. T. 

 Ice patrol Tampa. 42 40, 49 10, standing for berg in 42 50, 49 30. 

 No other ice south of 43d parallel westward. Vessels should keep 

 south of 42 10 between meridians 48 and 49." 



May 2, light to moderate WNW. to SW. winds; partly cloudy; 

 good visibility; moderate swell. At 4 a. m., sighted the berg sougnt 

 (berg "D," chart "F"), bearing 48° true, 10 miles distant; stood 

 to same and photographed it from various positions. This berg was 

 in lat. 42° 50' N., long. 49° 30' W., and proved to be a large one, 

 having a spiral-like pinnacle, approximately 100 feet high, on one 

 side. At 6.19 a. m., steamed ahead on course 90° true, and soon 

 sighted another berg (berg "E," chart "F,") slightly north of our 

 course. At 7.15 a. m., stopped alongside this second berg and pho- 

 tographed it from various bearings. This berg was found to be in 

 lat. 42° 53' N., long. 49° 33' W. It was larger than the first one 

 sighted this date and had two nearly parallel vertical walls, 75 feet 

 in height, with an open space, approximately 60 feet wide, between 

 them, the supporting base not being visible from the ship. A third 

 berg, a small one, was sighted to the NW., in lat. 42° 51' N., long. 

 49° 17' W. Dovekies, uilmars, murres, and jaegers were sighted 

 on or in the vicinity of the bergs. At 7.40 a. m., steamed ahead on 

 an E. true course, for the purpose of searching the area between 

 parallels 43° N. and 42° N. and meridians 48° W. and 49° W. This 

 search was completed at 5.38 p. m., whereupon course was laid E. 

 true until 10.25 p. m., then 48° true, for oceanographic station 195, 

 lat. 42° 17' N., long. 44° 34' W. The follo\s^ng radiogram was 

 broadcasted at 11 p. m., G. M. T.: "Ice patrol Tampa. 42 50, 



