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The following day the Champlain returned to vicinity of the southern- 

 most known berg, but fog was encountered before it was relocated. 

 It was again sighted on August 7 in latitude 43°37' N., longitude 

 49°27' W. During the few hours of good visibiHty on the 7th and 8th, 

 the patrol vessel cruised northeast in an effort to relocate the two 

 small bergs left on August 5 in latitude 44°15' N., longitude 48°34' 

 W. No ice was sighted and the southernmost known berg was re- 

 located on August 9 in latitude 43°34' N., longitude 49°30' W. 



At 1206, August 9, the Champlain headed for the relieving point. 

 At 1402 a message was received from the S. S. Pipestone County 

 advising that that vessel had discovered a fire in No. 4 hold and the 

 Champlain set course to intercept the stricken ship. At 2134 on 

 August 9, the Pipestone County advised that assistance was no longer 

 required, so the Champlain proceeded to the relieving point. 



At the beginning of this patrol, United States-European traffic was 

 shifted from tracks B to tracks C. On July 28, however, because of 

 a berg reported in latitude 45°00' N., longitude 47°00' W. and the 

 southern berg being in position to drift to the Tail of the Banks; 

 routes were gradually shifted southward to the following turning 

 points: west-bound to cross longitude 49°00' W., at latitude 42°00' 

 N. and east-bound to cross longitude 49°00' W., at latitude 41°00' N. 

 At the close of the patrol, conditions had improved to permit shifting 

 of traffic 30 miles north of the above turning points. 



On the morning of August 7 a message was received from the S. S. 

 Beaverhill stating that that vessel had struck an iceberg in latitude 

 51°58' N., longitude 54° 12' W. The Champlain was at that time 

 drifting in dense fog in vicinity of the southernmost known berg, so 

 course was set at slow^ speed for the Beaverhill. Shortly after the 

 first message other messages were received advising that the Beaver- 

 hill was fast on the berg; that the S. S. Ausonia was standing by; 

 that the S. S. Montclare was 10 miles away; and that the Beaverhill 

 did not require assistance from the Ice Patrol vessel. Accordingly, 

 the Champlain remained in vicinity of the southern berg. The 

 extent of damages sustained by the Beaverhill are unlmown, but on 

 the afternoon of August 8 that vessel advised that it was proceeding 

 through mist and that all was well. 



The following is a summary of the ice and water temperature 

 reports received during this cruise: 



Number of bergs reported south of latitude 48° north 8 



Number of bergs reported south of latitude 45° north 7 



Number of bergs reported south of latitude 43° north 



Number of ice reports received 17 



Number of vessels furnishing ice reports 14 



Number of water temperature reports received 616 



Number of vessels furnishing water-temperature reports 108 



Number of vessels furnished special information 24 



