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Low visibility prevented any effective scouting on May 6, but one 

 berg was located in latitude 45°59' N., longitude 48°02' W. On May 

 7 the Tahoe, with excellent visibility, ran search courses through the 

 area in the vicinity of latitude 45° N., longitude 48°50' W., and just 

 south of this area in an effort to locate and determine the number of 

 bergs which had been repeatedly reported there. The search extended 

 south to latitude 44° N., and covered all possible southward drift 

 courses of the reported bergs. Only one berg, latitude 45°13' N., 

 longitude 48°48' W., and one growler, latitude 44°54'' N., longitude 

 48°39' W., were found in tliis area. 



The next day. May 8, the Tahoe ran eastward onto the Banks to 

 meet the General Greene. Contact was made at 0739 m latitude 44°03' 

 N., longtitude 49°46' W. The commanding officer of the General 

 Greene and Senior Physical Oceanographer Floyd M. Soule reported 

 aboard for a conference and Mr. Soule delivered a current chart of 

 the critical area just completed. At 1030 the General Greene departed 

 for St. John's, Newfoundland, and the Tahoe set course to the south- 

 west to relocate the berg left on the 4th and to investigate another 

 berg reported in the vicinity. Only one berg was found in this area 

 in latitude 43°26' N., longtitude 51°18' W., and the other report 

 was struck from the Ice Patrol records. On May 9, the Tahoe again 

 scouted around the Tail and up the eastern slope in the cold current, 

 as shown on the current map just delivered, to be sure no ice had 

 drifted south of latitude 44° N., unseen. No ice was sighted. The 

 following day the search was continued northward to latitude 45°30' 

 N., and the only ice seen was the berg sighted on the 7th which was 

 relocated m latitude 43°11' N., longitude 48°42' W. 



Fog, rain, and generally low visibility conditions which set in during 

 the afternoon of the 10th continued on the 11th as the Tahoe steamed 

 south westward across the Banks toward the only ice south of latitude 

 44° N., which was last seen May 9. This ice was relocated the next 

 day in latitude 43°12' N., longitude 50°59' W. This berg had been 

 reduced in the 3-day period to two large growlers, and some pieces 

 and had moved very slowly southeast with the prevailing wind. 

 During the rest of the day the Tahoe steamed northeastward toward 

 the eastern edge of the Banks in latitude 44° N., so as to be ready in 

 the morning to commence a search for bergs drifting southward 

 between latitude 44° N., and 45° N. 



The next day, May 13, two bergs were located in this area in the 

 following positions: latitude 43°55' N., longitude 48°41' W., and 

 latitude 44°14' N., longitude 48°15' W. The remainder of the patrol 

 May 14 and 15, was spent watching the movement of these two bergs. 

 The northern one moved very little, being out of the current, and was 

 last seen May 14, in latitude 44°12' N., longitude 48°28' W., but 

 the southern one moved south in accordance with the current chart 



