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run to a point about 3 miles east of the berg before stopping to drift 

 for the night. A course was set that it was thought would lead well 

 clear of the ice, but soon a white radiance was seen in the fog ahead 

 a little on the opposite bow to the one on which the berg was supposed 

 to be. Collision with the ice was avoided by yards only by the giving 

 of full left rudder. 



On the 24th the fog continued, so no ice was seen. Better visibility 

 prevailed further north and numerous berg reports were received 

 from vessels on the Canadian tracks east of St. Johns. Two stations 

 were taken during the day to try out the oceanographic equipment. 

 It was found that although the surface water in 42° 37' N., 51° 02' W., 

 was warmed to 37° F. by the sun, the water at the 50 and the 125 

 meter levels was about 31° F. — pure berg-bearing arctic discharge. 



As there had been little mnd during the foggy weather a couple 

 of hours' run to windward with, the fair visibility of the morning of 

 the 25th sufficed to relocate the large, solid berg. Sights placed it in 

 42° 10' N., 50° 46' W., still moving southwest about 18 miles per day. 



A search to the west and south failed to reveal the berg that had 

 been in that direction from the big berg a few days previously. Sixty- 

 two-degree water was encountered, so it was considered likely that 

 this berg had entered the warm water and entirely disintegrated. 

 The solid, large berg was returned to for the night. 



On the 26th foggy conditions prevailed over all the cold water 

 regions. Only two bergs were reported and none were sighted. Two 

 oceanographic stations were taken. The next da}'^ a search was 

 carried on for the near-by solid berg when visibility permitted. It 

 was reported by a steamer as in 42°04' N.,49° 28' W., n the afternoon. 

 This spot was run for at 110 turns, but fog came on that forced the 

 patrol vessel to stop before the berg was found. While taking a 

 station at 6 p. m. a Greene-Bigelow water bottle and two reversing 

 thermometers were lost overboard due to their being clamped too 

 loosely to the sounding wire. 



On the 28th a cold north-northeast wind reversed the recent weather 

 conditions, giving good visibility over the cold water and fog and 

 vapor over the Gulf Stream. A northerly course was accordingly 

 run into clear weather where sights were obtained. These showed 

 the vessel to be 40 miles south of her reckoning. The solid berg was 

 found at 3.30 p. m. It had drifted in a general east-southeast direction 

 at 1 knot for the past three days. The area of the top was smaller 

 but the berg was still quite solid and high. There was water-hne 

 evidence of its having tipped recently due to uneven melting below 

 water. No other bergs were found during the day. 



The 29th was foggy and practically calm. A few minutes of fair 

 visibility permitted the obtaining of sights that showed the rapid 

 southerly drift was being continued. 



