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Obstruction reports were received as follows: June 3, steamship 

 Bramell Point reported that the steamship Texas, on May 30, passed 

 a floating mine or buoy, very dangerous to navigation, in lat. 50° 02' 

 N., long. 15° 39' W., and that on June 2 she passed an unlighted gas 

 buo}', painted black and white, in lat. 44° 38' N., long. 36° 35' W.; 

 June 4, steamship Bramell Point, two heavy wooden beams, 20 by 

 20 feet, dangerous to navigation, in lat#41° 11' N., long. 46° 40' W.; 

 June 6, steamship Argys, a large red can buoy, with black horizontal 

 stripes, in lat. 43° 43' N., long. 43° 58' W. ; June 8, spar projecting 

 5 feet above water, connected with submerged wreckage, in lat. 

 40° 2L' N., long. 43° 38' W. 



Daily routine ice warnings, weather reports, and, when necessary, 

 obstruction reports, were broadcasted and sent to Hydrographic 

 Oflice, New York; Fuelite, Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Cape Race. 



This patrol cruise has been a remarkable one, in that fog has pre- 

 vailed each day except the first and one-half of the last. There 

 were a few times when we were favored with a few hours of partially 

 clear weather; otherwise, the ship was enveloped in fog. Advantage 

 was taken of the opportunity for tracing out, in part, the northern 

 limits of the Gulf Stream, and it is to be remarked that the stream 

 was found to be as far north as 42° 00' N. the entire distance south 

 of the Great Bank. The Tampa constantly bore in mind the 

 necessity of searching the area between lats. 42° N. and 43° N. and 

 longs. 48° W. and 51° W., and the vessel remained within reach of 

 some part of this area to take advantage of clear weather, should any 

 occur. However, we were able to search only a limited part of that 

 area. It is believed that the bergs reported in the vicmity of lat. 

 43° 15' N. and long. 48° 30' W., on May 29 and 30, will drift down 

 to some part of the above area, and vessels were generally warned 

 to keep south of lat. 42° N. between longs. 48° and 51° W. 



Durmg the cruise we received approximately 750 sea-water reports 

 and some 54 ice reports. Only five of the latter were south of 

 lat. 46° 00' N. 



Coast Guard Cutter ''Modoc," Lieut. Commander B. M. Cms- 

 WELL, Ice Patrol, Second Cruise, June 14 to 30, 1922. 



The Modoc sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, at 4 p. m., June 12, 

 to relieve the Tampa on the ice patrol, and made contact with that 

 vessel, in lat. 42° 53' N., long. 52° 48' W., at 9.30 p. m., June 14, 

 at which time the Tampa left for Halifax. Fresh to strong SW. to 

 WSW. winds. Math rough sea, were experienced on the 12th and 13th, 

 upon which latter date the wind moderated until, on the 14th, we 

 had light easterly airs, clear weather, and smooth sea. Numbers of 

 petrels accompanied the ship until the wind moderated, on the 

 afternoon of the 13th, when they left us and many shearwaters 

 appeared. Anticipating a clear day on the 15th, we proceeded to 

 lat. 42° 50' N., long. 51° 30' W., for the purpose of starting search 

 at daylight between the 43d and 42d parallels east of long. 51° 30' W. 



June 15. Moderate wind, hauling from E. to S. and bringing the 

 fog along in waves, was experienced, an hour or so of dense fog being 

 followed by a like interval of fair visibility. At 5.40 a. m. a large, 

 two-pinnacle berg was located in lat. 42° 43' N., long. 51° 28' W. 

 (Berg ''N/' Chart "G.") At 7.20 a. m. thick fog shut in, with 



