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by the writer,and a course was set for French Frigate Shoal,to pass 
close to Gardiner's Island. The latter was passed during the night 
and not sighted. Roundings continued at 50 mile intervals during 
fathom.::, were obtained SSI? of the 
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(8) On May 27th it was found impracticable to reach French Frigate 
Shoal by daylight and it was decided to zig-zag during the night to 
take up the tine.making soundings at 5 mile intervals. At noon a 
course was set to pass over Brook's 14 fathom Shoal and an hour later 
a sounding of 28 fathoms was made. This was supposed to be on an ex¬ 
tension ox til ig boulv. probably surrounding French Frigate Shoal and 
the ship continued her way towards the 1,4 fathom bank mentioned. About 
2000 fathoms were obtained in sounding over the charted location of 
the shoal and the danger could not be.located. A careful examination 
of the description of the danger in the sailing directions showed at 
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once that- its charted position was inaccurate and it was then sup¬ 
posed that the 28 fathom spot found at l,p.m. 5 was a portion of the 
