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slowly falling barometer, the wind holding steady, but increasing in 

 force to a strong gale, which caused a very rougn sea. It had been 

 the intention to cruise on the 30th and 31st in the vicinity of the 

 southernmost bergs reported, but the northwesterly gale and the 

 rough sea compelled the Seneca to head to the sea, and this worked us 

 away from the vicinity of the bergs. These bergs were sighted on 

 the 26th, 27th, and 28th, when they were in warm water, were not 

 sighted again, and either must have melted or been set to the north- 

 eastward. 



Ice reports were received from the following steamships on the 

 dates stated: 16th,j Canadian Conqueror; 17th, Bothwell; 18th, Bre- 

 izizel, Alsena, Aldermin, Laura Meet; 19th, Alness; 20th, Alness, Cana- 

 dian Squatter, Canadian Ranger, Hastings County, Sierra Nevada; 

 21st, Scatwell; 23rd, Nanedosa; 26th, Canadian Seigneur; 27th, Polo- 

 ni-a; 28th, Canadian Trapper, Romsdalsholm; 29th, 30th, Canada. 



Special ice warnings were sent to the following vessels on the dates 

 stated: 17th, Corsican; 18th, Tartania, Lunois, Alsena, Duel, Laura 

 Meet; 19th, West Arrow, Fanet Head, Tartania; 20th, Sierra Nevada; 

 21st, Regina, Albania, New Rochelle, Lord Antrim; 22nd, Mineadosa, 

 Canada; 23rd, Homestead, Celtic, Aquitania, Bosivorth, Lorraine, 

 Merry Mount; 24th, Stureholm; 2oth, Woodnuinsie, Dunbridge; 26th, 

 Metagama, Olympic, Adriatic. 



After receiving the first report of ice, on March 16, ice conditions 

 and ice warnings were broadcasted at 6 p. m. each day, and beginning 

 on the 17th report was made to Hydrographic, New York, at 4 a. m. 

 each day, 75th meridian time. The Seneca broadcasted requests for 

 ice reports and sea-water temperatures every four hom-s. 



Derelict reports were received, broadcasted, and forwarded to the 

 Hydrographic Office as follows: March 17, from steamship Cantigny, 

 wooden hulk, lat. 43° 05' N., long. 42° 32' W.; from steamship Nan- 

 hole, black buoy, lat. 40° 05' N., long. 50° 45' W.; 19th, from steam- 

 ship Canadian Explorer, wreck, lat. 43° 12' N., long. 46° 33' W.; 

 28tn, from steamsnip Venonia, 40-foot spar, lat. 41 50' N., long. 

 50° 41' W.; 31st, from steamship Benkelsdilk, bell buoy, lat. 40° 34' 

 N., long. 46° 38' W. 



The Seneca and Tampa met at 6.30 p. m., April 1, in lat. 41° 32' 

 N., long. 53° 55' W., whereupon the oceanographic observer, together 

 with the oceanographic outfit, were transferred to the latter-named 

 vessel. After the Seneca had sent out the evening broadcast, the 

 patrol duties were taken over by the Tampa, and the Seneca set 

 course for Halifax. 



Coast Guard Cutter '' Tampa," Lieut. Commander W. J. Wheeler, 

 Ice Patrol, First Cruise, March 28 to April 16, 1922. 



At 2 p. m., March 28, 1922, the Tampa sailed from Boston for the 

 Grand Banks of Ne\vfoundland to relieve the Seneca on ice patrol. 

 On March 29 radio communication with the Seneca was established. 

 Thereafter the Tampa followed the 42d parallel to rendezvous with 

 that vessel. Moderate NW. winds to fresh NW. gales, with rough 

 seas, were experienced until April 1, upon which date the Tampa 

 was directed to lay to and permit the Seneca to approach her on 

 radio compass bearings. The Seneca was sighted about 4 p. m. and 



