Friday » 29 July, 1958 
In order to reach Seymour Island off the North Coast of 
Indefatigable Island at a seasonable hour the Houston and 
Me Doug a 1 got underway at 0550. The two vessels anchored at 
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1055 in 3 % fathoms of water, just to southward of A passage 
between Seymour and Indefatigable Island* 
The President, accompanied by Pa Watson and Dan Callaghan 
gmbarked about 1130 in a motor whaleboat for a fishing 
expedition around the Daphne Islands , some miles to westward 
of the Houston’s anchorage. Indifferent fishing was fauna 
there, only one tuna and several groupers being hooked . On the 
President’s suggestion this fishing party proceeded thence to 
the windward (Eastward ) side of Seymour Island where, despite 
the rough seas, an hour and a half was spent in trying to land 
tuna from the several schools sighted. A number of heavy strikes 
were encountered but no success had "in landing any of the fish* 
During the return to the ship innumerable "groupers'’ were caught 
but consigned again to the deep 
