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Boat was ship's lifeboat, marked "No. 6"; <nie thwart smas^hed, and loos(? 

 wood fioatinj? in bottom. No indication tliat men had perished or boat had 

 l»een occupied. 



KiLGOM, Master. 



Tlie position in which the boat was found was 72 miles bearing 

 58° true from position in which boat got adrift on 19th instant. 

 This position is in area of Cape Race steamer tracks and had been 

 repeatedly covered by passing steamers while 2\impa searched else- 

 where on 21st and 22d instant. Moreover the close rectangular 

 search of Tampa had extended to within 20 miles to windward of 

 this position on both 2ist and 22d instant. Ice searching of Tampa 

 on 23d instant was 10 miles to windward of this position. Cer- 

 tainly winds prevailing between 22d and 28th would have carried 

 the boat more than 20 miles and the boat w^as necessarily within area 

 searched by Tampa. Its water-logged condition doubtless prevented 

 its being seen in the choppy sea experienced part of the time. How 

 the boat became damaged or the fate of the occupants must be a 

 mystery until more light is shed on the matter. 



At 11 p. m. received headquarters telegram 9928-1035 discontinu- 

 ing ice patrol as of 30th instant. 



June 29: Gentle to strong SE. breezes which gradually hauled to 

 WSW., and fell to light and NW. gentle breezes. Foggy for entire 

 day. Stood on course 244° true for 20 miles, and at 2.20 occupied 

 station No. 497, then lay to for remainder of da}^, awaiting oppor- 

 tunity to search for derelict schooner bottom up last reported on 

 12th, latitude 43° 00', longitude 54° 45'. Radio bearings. Cape 

 Race, showed easterly drift approximately 0.5 knot per hour; per- 

 haps half was wind drift. 



Received dispatch from steamship West Lake advising of satis- 

 factory progress of engineer officer patient for whom Tampa's 

 surgeon had prescribed, and expressing appreciation for services. 



June 30: Calm, followed by light SW. breezes. Dense fog. par- 

 tially clearing for short inter\ials at 10 a. m and 1.30 p. m. Vessel 

 drifting, aw\aiting opportunity to search for derelict. At 9 a. m. 

 received radio from steamship Kurdestan that she had passed 

 heavy spar apparently attached to submerged wreckage, latitude 43'' 

 00', longitude 52° 15'. At 10 under way and stood 145° true 13 

 miles for above position to make examination. At 11.53, having 

 reached position of spar as estimated from our dead reckoning posi- 

 tion, and fon; having again slnit in. stopped and drifted. At 1.40 

 again temporarily cleared, secured observation to cross with bear- 

 ing from Cape Race and found that we had been set 10 miles to 

 northward and stood 198° true to attempt to find reported spar. 

 At 3.15 fog again thick, stopped and drifted for remainder of day. 

 Broadcasted notification of discontinuance of ice patrol, and advised 



