The ship anchored off Laysan Island about 1030 on December 10. A 
westerly swell which increased during the day made landing dangerous and 
made it impossible to survey the island. The landing was surveyed by the 
Smithsonian Party in the raft in the afternoon but no landing waB made. The 
ship departed Laysan at 1645 the same day. The at-sea data for this day 
are not included in the summaries but are discussed. 
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