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5 A. m., imdcr wuy. nnd 1-a.tor occupied oceanographic stations 296 

 and 297. 



At 5.30 G. M. T. .1 largo pinnacle berg was passed in lat. 43° 12', 

 long. 51° 03'. Tliis borg was located by the Tampa, May 1, in 

 lat. 43° 06'. long. 50° 50', and had drifted XW. 11 miles, dragging 

 along the bottom of the SW. slope of the Bank during the interval. 

 At 7 G. M. T. a sm.all berg was observed, grounded in lat. 43° 04', 

 long. 50° 55'. Tlie present tendency of tlie berg drift seems to be 

 from the north along the east side of the Bank to between the 42d 

 and 43d parallels, then to the westward until the 50th m,eridian is 

 passed, after which the set is rather sharply to the north and the 

 bergs ground on the Bank between the 50th and 52d m.eridians, 

 which shows that the Labrador Current is flowing strongly around 

 the Tail of the Bank and up toward Cabot Straits. 



Special ice information was furnished the steamships Thyra, 

 Catinat, Brottningholm, and Canadian Mariner, and the Drottningholm 

 was also warned. Bird life was plentiful and fulmars, jaegers, 

 murres, and dovekies were seen. 



At 8.35 p. m. anchored on the Banks for the night. 



May 5: Gentle to moderate SE. wind, with falling barometer; 

 moderate southerly sea and swell, and dense fog prevailed throughout 

 the day. The Modoc remained at anchor, in lat. 43° 11', long. 50° 14'. 

 A few whales and blackiish played about the ship and a number of 

 fulmars were seen during the day. 



Special ice information and routing advice was furnished the steam- 

 ships Appalachee, Loyal Devonian, ComancJie, and Pennsylvania. 



May 6 : Fresh to gentle vSE. wind, hauling to S. at the end of the day; 

 dense fog, lifting in the late afternoon and closing again at dark. 

 The vessel remained at anchor. At 5.30 p. m. a berg was sighted, 

 bearing 168°, true. Fulmars, jaegars, and a few jellyfish were 

 observed, and a sea cucumber was brought up from the bottom on 

 a fisliliook. 



Special ice information was furnished the steamships Wdllsum, 



United States, Valacia, Manchester Shipper, Ballygally Head, and 



Empress of Scotland. X^pon request routing advice was given the 



Wallsum, Manchester Shipper, and Valacia. The steanLship Sahale 



was warned. 



May 7: Light W. winds during the day, backing to SwSE. by night; 

 foggy. At 8.50 a. m. weighed anchor and steamed slowly through 

 the fog along the Cape Race radial of oceanographic stations, later 

 occupying station 298. A few fulmars and dovekies were seen during 

 the day. 



Special ice information was furnished the steamships Alfred Nobel, 

 Cassandra. Fort McHcnry. s\iid An.<ioyiln. Tlie widespread prevalence 



