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position. At 3.35 p. in. we passed a small, U-shaped berg, in lat. 

 43° 47', long. 51° 42', which was reported by the Tam'pa on May 1,. 

 ■ in lat. 43° 06', long. 50° 50', and by the Modoc on May 4, in 'lat. 

 43° 12', long. 51° 03'. Since May 4 it had drifted 320°, true, 46 miles. 

 It was full of cavities, crumbling, and surrounded by a considerable 

 field of loose ice, and will probably not last long. At 9.15 p. m. 

 anchored in lat. 43° 08', long. 50° 20'. 



- Ice information was sent to the steamships Bynffihi Maru and 

 Aledo, and the steam.ship Dania was warned. 



May 16: Light airs to fresh wind, NW. to NE.; moderate sea; 

 weather clear, with excellent visibility. At 4.50 a. m. weighed 

 anchor and made a search of a rectangular area south of the Grand 

 Banks. No ice was seen. At dark we stopped and drifted for the 

 night. The usual bird life, including fulmars, murres, petrel, and 

 jaegers, was seen. 



Special ice informati(»n was furnished the steamship Ryufuku 

 Mam. 



May 17: Moderate to light NE. winds; clear. At 4.30 a. m. the. 

 rectangular search south of the Banks was resumed, and at 6.20 

 a. m. a medium-sized berg, which showed signs of disintegration, 

 was passed in lat. 42° 28', long. 51° 31'. At 10 a. m. course wa§ laid 

 to the westward, and at 3 p. m. contact was made with the Tampa, 

 in lat. 43° 05', long. 53° 08', when the oceanographic observer was 

 transferred to that vessel, which relieved us of patrol duty. The 

 Modoc then proceeded to Halifax. 



Special ice information was furnished the steamships Melita, 

 Marburn, Montclaire, Teespool, Cameronia, Baltic, and Alexandra. 



In this report of work performed by the patrol vessels there is 

 included each day a list of vessels to which ice infomiation and ice 

 w^arnings have been sent. The details of some of tliese cases may 

 prove interesting and are given beloAY- 



May 4 the steamship DroUningholm was found to be heading rather 

 close to previously located bergs and was advised to maintain a good 

 lookout until she got west of long. 52° W. The steamship Ccibotia 

 also came under the notice of the patrol as a possible risk and the 

 following warning was sent to her: ''Advise you to stand 90 imtil 

 east of 47. Stand by for our regular broadcast 11 p. m. G. M. T." 

 The steamship Thyra inquired as follows: ''Is it advisable to pass 

 through Gut of Canso and the Strait of Northumberland?" We 

 replied: ''No; it is not advis}i.l)le. You will probably meet delay 

 by so doing." 



May 5 the patrol received the following message from the steam- 

 ship Comanche: "11.30, lat. 43-12, long. 46-03, course S. 64 W. 

 Is that safe course or would you recommend farther south?" We 

 advised him that his present course was safe. On the same day 



