Araerson, E. 
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By 8:15 everything was aboard ship. He unpacked son® items and 
got replacements. After a most welcomed shower we began running 
the blood samples . The centrifuge, etc. was set up in the medics 
office. The samples were run while the ship was moved to a 
different anchorage. All of the samples appeared to be fine and 
we were through by 12 noon. In the meantime a whaleboat was sent 
to Tern Island to contact the Coast Guard Station who had not been 
reached by radio. They returned by noon and indicated it would be 
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no problem to go to Hhale Island area. About 1:30 we went to Tern 
Island to band the birds there — -4l Laysan Albatross chicks and 
six Tropicbirds (R. T. ) . Seven Fairy Terns were seen flying 
around and perching in the Casurlna t rees in front of the mess 
shack. Many plants not common to the island were found: 
Sandspurs and chickweed. We returned to the ship around 5 p.m. 
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and immediately got into the rubber boat for a trip to Shark 
island. As we approached we could see no birds nesting (no 
vegetation) and only two seals were on the beach. The seas were 
quite rough and due to coral all around the island we were unable 
to land. We returned to the ship and spent the night aboard. 
Reports and letters were written as mail was to be sent aboard 
a plane tomorrow at the C. G. statical. 
June 12, 1963 - French Frigate Shoals 
This morning ire packed our personal clothes and put them with 
the other equipment to be loaded aboard the whale-boat for the trip 
