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the forty-ninth and fiftieth meridians, the southernmost being a large 

 one in 42° 33' N., 49° 48' W. These bergs had been sighted by the 

 Modoc on the 1st, when they were located some 40 miles to the north- 

 eastward. On the 5th the southernmost berg was left to run search 

 courses westward. Three new bergs west of the fiftieth meridian 

 were found, but as they were no closer to the "B" tracks than the 

 large berg in the position mentioned above, they were left and the 

 latter closely guarded until nearly noon on June 7. From the 4th 

 to the 7th it remained in practically the same location, disintegrating 

 steadily but rather slowly under the influence of 38° to 42° surface 

 water. Very many ice reports were received from all over the patrol 

 area during this time. 



The Tampa stood to the southeast on the 7th because of the report 

 of a very large berg in 41° 38' N., 48° 56' W. All of the 8th and parts 

 of the 7th and 9th were spent searching the vicinity of this southern- 

 most ice when visibility permitted. It could not be found, but a 

 current setting southeast over 48 nautical miles per day was observed 

 near its reported position. This was along the junction of 48° mixed 

 water and 64° Gulf Stream water. The berg was probably carried 

 to the southeast, then east, and finally northeast clear of the "B" 

 tracks in this swift stream, for it was never sighted and it was not 

 reported again after the 7th. 



The afternoon of June 9 was spent running northwest toward the 

 ice known to be south of the forty-third parallel. Ten bergs of this 

 group were reported during the day by the Tyrifjord from near 42° 

 40' N., 49° 10' W. On the 10th the southernmost of these bergs was 

 reached. It was the one first sighted by the Modoc nine days earlier 

 and later watched by the Tampa until the 7th. It had remained in 

 practically the same location for six days. The remainder of the 10th, 

 a day of fine visibility, was spent searching to the northwestward. 

 Four additional bergs were located near the Tail of the Banks. 



On June 11 the Tampa cruised to the eastward near latitude 42° 

 40' N. All five bergs sighted on the 10th were cut in by bearings 

 as the vessel steamed along, as visibility remained excellent all mcm- 

 ing. Seven additional bergs were sighted also, making a total of 

 25 known bergs south of 43° 10' N. At 4.30 p. m. the patrol stopped 

 in haze and rain near a berg in 42° 48' N., 48° 51' W. Nothing was 

 seen on -the 12th because of dense fog. On the 13th six bergs were 

 sighted along the forty-third parallel between the forty-ninth 

 meridian and the Tail. The 14th was foggy, but late on the morning 

 of the 15th the fog cleared so that search for the southern limits of 

 the ice could be resumed. Observations showed that during the thick 

 weather the Tampa had been carried southwest past the Tail at the 

 rate of about 1 knot by the current. One large berg was sighted on 

 the 15th in 42° 17' N., 49° 23' W. 



