stand 2 hour "bird watches, alphabetically, around the clock. Two 
jaegers collected off stern 1340 hours. All members of party thoroughly 
seasick about 1400, One member has already gone down to his bunk. 
Numerous members of ship's crew are sick also. Ship is pitching from 
10 to 15 feet with each swell. The wind on the flying bridge is so 
strong it makes ray eyes water. Shooting from the fantail is extremely 
difficult due to the pitching of the ship. The exhaust ports from 
the ships diesel engines open just above the water level on each 
side of the ship amidships and these fumes are swept back over the 
fantail adding greatly to the discomfort of the party members. It is 
becoming increasingly difficult to maintain the bird watch as all 
members of the party are now thoroughly sick and two have gone below 
to their bunks. None of the party members have been able to keep 
anything in their stomachs this day and it was decided that it would 
be impossible to maintain the watch this night. Party turned in at 
1730. The only relief for our present condition appeared to be to 
sleep as much as possible. At 2430 hours this date, the main bearing 
on the s>ship's screw burned out. All engines were immediately cut 
and the ship began to roll 20 to 30 degrees in the heavy seas as there 
was no means to control it and keep it heading into the wind. 
5 February 1965 
The ship has now been adrift since a little past midnight last 
night and the sea has calmed down somewhat this morning but the ship 
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Is still rolling 10 to 15 degrees. The main bearing is being temporarily 
repaired so that the ship may limp back to Pearl Harbor to have a new , 
one installed. It is not known at this time how long tt will take vis \ 
